Award-winning chef Peter Gilmore says he is in the early stages of developing a new restaurant venture in the countryside near Hobart, after making Tasmania his permanent home.
Gilmore spoke after receiving the Legend Award at the Good Food Guide Awards in Sydney on Monday night.
“I’m not done yet,” he said.
“I’m now a permanent resident of Tasmania and I will probably be announcing that I’m gonna be doing something else down there in the next year or so, maybe two years.”
He said the project was in its early phase and would be somewhere “maybe in the countryside close to Hobart”.
“It’s gonna take a little while,” he said.
Gilmore did not give further details about the venture but has previously said he would like to open a 30 seat restaurant somewhere near Hobart.
He described receiving the Legend award as “very special” and said “this industry’s given me so much”.
Gilmore named Neil Perry, Stephanie Alexander, Tony Bilson and Gay Bilson among those he described as “incredible” forefathers of Australian cuisine.
“I’ve been very lucky to be inspired and to be able to cook in Australia,” he said.
Gilmore spent 25 years at Sydney’s Quay restaurant, which closed in February. In July, he moved to a farm in southern Tasmania that he and his wife, Kath, bought in 2023.
Gilmore has previously said he had always enjoyed holidaying in Tasmania and loved its “natural beauty, clean air, community spirit and great produce”.
He said living 40 minutes out of Hobart “ticked all the boxes” for a slower pace of life close to a cultural centre.
He also said Hobart “punches well above its weight when it comes to art, culture and food” with standout restaurant including The Agrarian Kitchen, Ogee, The Trophy Room, Maria, Fico and and Peppina.
