Elite Australian dining and Italian dancing collided in the tastiest of ways at the Gourmet Traveller restaurant awards at Carriageworks in Sydney.
The room at Carriageworks, Sydney.
The evening’s creative directors Giovanni Paradiso and Maurice Terzini.
Aperol Spritz on arrival.
Giovanni Pilu of Pilu at Freshwater and Alessandro Pavoni of Ormeggio.
The evening’s host Leila McKinnon with Aria’s Matt Moran.
The Apollo’s Jonathan Barthelmess with Marco Ambrosino and Enrico Paradiso of Fratelli Paradiso.
Franklin’s David Moyle with James Brown of Africola and Maurice Terzini of Icebergs.
Andy Emerson of Acme chats with Vue de Monde chef Justin James.
Dinner is served at Carriageworks.
Kylie Kwong of Billy Kwong with Peter Gilmore of Bennelong and Quay.
Giorgio De Maria and Billy Kwong’s Nicola Calvert and Kylie Kwong pick up the prize for Wine List of the Year.
Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy from Regional Restaurant of the Year winner, Three Blue Ducks Byron Bay.
Maître d’ of the Year Vanessa Crichton (Rosetta, Melbourne) with Sommelier of the Year Raffaele Mastrovincenzo (Kappo, Melbourne).
Best New Talent winner Lennox Hastie (Firedoor, Sydney).
DJ Touch Sensitive.
The Vittoria Coffee espresso bar.
Phil Wood and Neil Perry of Restaurant of the Year, Rockpool.
Dan Hunter of Brae, Morgan McGlone of Belle’s Hot Chicken, Duncan Welgemoed and James Brown of Africola.
Channel Nine’s Leila McKinnon and Gourmet Traveller editor, Anthea Loucas.
Roast potatoes.
Chefs Simon Sandall (Morsul), Monty Koludrovic (Icebergs) and Alex Prichard.
After-party Negronis.
Post-dessert pizza.
