The Agrarian Kitchen Restaurant in New Norfolk, Tasmania, has been named Restaurant of the Year in this year’s Gourmet Traveller Annual Restaurant Awards, marking the first time a Tasmanian establishment has claimed the prize in the award ’s 45-year history. Are Media’s Nicole Byers, Jane Huxley & Joanna Hunkin The Australian luxury food magazine, owned by Are Media , announced the winners at a gala event held at Sydney’s Catalina restaurant in Rose Bay, presented by S.Pellegrino.
Among the top chefs in attendance were Josh Niland , Alla Wolf-Tasker , Peter Gilmore , and Kylie Kwong . Full profiles of the winners, along with the Annual Restaurant Guide, will be featured in the September issue of Gourmet Traveller , available on Monday 26 August 2024. Tony Muratore, George Saba, Joanna Hunkin, Eliza Davey, Geoff Martin, James Sergi & Adrian Papandrea Kylie Kwong “The Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards recognise the incredible depth and diversity of Australia’s dining landscape and are always a highlight of the hospitality calendar,” said Joanna Hunkin, editor of Gourmet Traveller .
Chef-owner Rodney Dunn of The Agrarian Kitchen accepted the Restaurant of the Year award, alongside his wife and business partner Séverine Demanet and head chef Stephen Peak . Rodney Dunn, Severine Demanet, Stephen Peak “The Agrarian Kitchen has followed a remarkable trajectory – from a small farm and cooking school in the Derwent Valley to what is now a global dining destinatio.