Marque, Surry Hills
ID: 307
This is not time for false modesty. Marque is making the international culinary community sit up and take notice. “Our star is on the rise”.
Owner and Chef, Mark Best commenced his apprenticeship at the Macleay Street Bistro, Potts Point, in 1990. This was the beginning of his passion for French food. In the fourth year of his apprenticeship he was awarded the Josephine Pignolet Award for ‘Best Up and Coming Chef’ in NSW.
In 1995 he opened his own restaurant, Peninsula Bistro, Balmain, which soon developed a strong local following and received good critical acclaim. During this time he decided to further his study of French Cuisine in France. In 1998 he worked at ‘L’Arpége’ in Paris, Alain Passard’s three Michelin Star ‘Gastro Temple’. He followed this with a stint at Raymond Blanc’s, ‘Le Manoir Aux Quatre Saisons’ in Great Milton, UK.
His time overseas fuelled his desire to open his next restaurant, Marque. Marque Restaurant is a distillation of his hard work, experience & dedication.