One Glass of wine
Celebrity chef Kylie Kwong blamed a single glass of white wine for landing her in a Sydney court today.It cost her $750 and the loss of her driving licence for three months.
The chef and author, who fronted the ABC TV cooking series Kylie Kwong: Heart and Soul, had downed the drink at her Paddington home four hours before police pulled her over in Surry Hills last year, the court heard.
But the 35-year-old, who has prepared countless meals for diners at her popular Billy Kwong restaurant and before that as head chef of the acclaimed Wockpool, said she had not eaten all day.
She returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.07.
Kwong pleaded guilty in the Downing Centre Local Court today to low-range drink driving over the incident on November 30. more…
