Sharon 'Shazz' Romeo
and David Swain (above) this afternoon announced the sale of their legendary Fino restaurant at Willunga, McLaren Vale, to Parisian couple Tarik and Sandrine Maltret of La Terre
restaurant, up the hill in High Street."This is a bittersweet moment for us," Sharon said in a prepared statement.
"The place holds so many
amazing memories."
David said they'd been "determined to wait until the
right buyer came along."
Tarik and Sandrine promise they'll maintain their own
French style of cuisine, using the best fresh produce the Fleurieu Peninsula
has to offer.
They don't have to travel far: the famous Willunga
Farmers' Market sets up right outside their new front door every
Saturday morning.
The Fino duo's last service at Willunga will be on Friday
22nd of this month, so you haven't got long to get in there if you're feeling nostalgic. Shazz promises there'll be a grand farewell dinner with both her and David in attendance before they hand over the keys: keep an eye on the @finoseppeltsfield Twitter account or their Facebook for details. Seating, as you can imagine, will fill very quickly.
They will continue to refine their big booming Fino at
Warren Randall's Seppeltsfield in the Barossa, and get to work on "some
exciting new projects."
In their dazzling decade at Willunga, Shazz and David
have earned an astonishing array of awards and prizes, culminating in Shazza's recent win of
the Howard Twelftree Award for her outstanding contribution to South Australian
gastronomic life.
Sandrine says the new business will be called Le Mistral. She said Tarik and her are very excited to be moving all the way down the hill and round the corner. Bon temps roulez!
UPDATE: Never believe a press release ... I had coffee at La Terre this morning, as I'd not met Tarik and Sandrine ... turns out he's from Provence, and while Sandrine's mother is Parisian, she prefers Arles, her dad's home in the south ... lovely folks; both fanatics for French Mediterranean cuisine ... it's all looking good for Le Mistral ... photos Philip White
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