An electrician-turned-chef, Mark Best’s food epiphany occurred when he was working as a stagiere with Alain Passard at French three-star L’Arpège. More recently the food at Marque, Best’s Surry Hills restaurant, has taken a turn for the experimental, with unusual combinations of flavours and textures, and dynamic use of technique providing new excitement for diners.

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