Shannon Bennett (Founder Vue De Monde) - fiercely ambitious

Published: Feb. 26, 2023, 5 p.m.

b'Vue de monde was founded by a fiercely ambitious Shannon Bennett in 2000. He was fresh from three-star experience in Europe with a head full of dreams. From its beginnings in a quirky terrace in Carlton, the restaurant moved first to Normanby Chambers in the city and then in 2011 to its current home on level 55 of the Rialto Towers.\\nWe talk about ambition, tenacity, career progression, Vue highlights, succession planning and the state of the hospitality industry. Should the Champagne Socialists have their way? This is one of our favourite episodes out of the 500+ we\\u2019ve done on Dirty Linen and it\\u2019s part of our special nine-ep series celebrating a half-century of podcasts.\\n\\nhttps://vuedemonde.com.au\\n\\nFollow Dirty Linen on Instagram\\n\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/dirtylinenpodcast\\n\\nFollow Dani Valent\\n\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/danivalent\\n\\nFollow Rob Locke (Executive Producer)\\n\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/\\n\\nFollow Huck (Executive Producer)\\n\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/\\n\\nLISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS\\n\\nhttps://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork\\n\\nDirty Linen is a food podcast hosted by Australian journalist Dani Valent. A respected restaurant critic and food industry reporter in her home town of Melbourne, Dani is a keen, compassionate observer of restaurants and the people who bring them into being. Whether it\\u2019s owners, waiters, dishwashers, chefs or members of ancillary trades from tech to pottery, Dani interviews with compassion, humour and courage. Dirty Linen goes deep, both in conversations with individuals and in investigating pressing issues.\\xa0\\nDirty Linen is an Australian food podcast produced by the Deep in the Weeds Podcast Network.'