Stuart Knox, Owner of Fix St James
As owner and sommelier of Fix St. James, Stuart has aimed to create a wine focused restaurant that provides good quality food with a wide range of interesting wines.
A veteran of the hospitality industry, Stuart began in the industry whilst at university, working in a variety of restaurants and hotels including two years at The Observatory Hotel. In 1997 Stuart began work at Edna’s Table with Jennice & Raymond Kersh, where his true interest in wine and food began. A year later he moved to London and was offered a position as Assistant Sommelier at Sir Terrance Conran’s first restaurant Bibendum. He returned to Australia and became Sommelier at Forty One Restaurant, and within 18 months Stuart had also taken over the reigns as Restaurant Manager.
September 2005 saw Stuart go out on his own, first opening Fix @ Castlereagh, a lobby espresso bar then going on to open Fix St James in November 2006. As owner and sommelier of Fix St. James, Stuart has aimed to create a wine focused restaurant that provides good quality food with a wide range of interesting wines. Stuart was awarded the 2012 Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year and was also a 2012 Len Evans Scholar.
