A new set of awards in Sydney Austrailia’s SMH Good Food Guide aims to increase chefs’ awareness of beer as a potential food partner. Both the Pony restaurant and the Rose of Australia hotel in Sydney have received awards this week for their beer-friendly menus.

Flavour, innovation and passion were the determining criteria, the chairman of the judging panel, Matthew Kemp, said. Kemp is the owner/chef of Restaurant Balzac.

For more on the awards, read the related story in the Sydney Morning Herald. Want to perfect your own beer & dinner creations? check out, The Brewmaster’s Table by Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster, Garrett Oliver.