Will Noosa food and wine festival go ahead?

WHEN Noosa Food and Wine Events, the company behind Berardo’s Restaurant and the Noosa International Food and Wine Festival, went into voluntary administration last month there was an outpouring of grief and sadness. Then the severity of debt left with many of the company’s suppliers became apparent, and all I was hearing was anger and dismay. This week a Noosa restaurant owner with 35 years’ experience running successful eateries challenged Jim Berardo to explain what happened.