Vue de Monde named Restaurant of the Year

Melbourne’s Vue de Monde was named Restaurant of the Year at last night's The Age Good Food Guide 2013 Awards at a ceremony in the Great Hall of the NGV International.

Meanwhile, Regional Restaurant of the Year went to Provenance in Beechworth, while the restaurant’s chef, Michael Ryan, was also named Chef of the Year.

Of Vue de Monde's win editor of The Age Good Food Guide 2013 Janne Apelgren said “There’s nowhere else quite like Vue de Monde, Shannon Bennett’s grand vision delivering a restaurant which marries a stunning setting, sublime food and polished service.”

“It may be pricey, but for a big night out, it’s unrivalled.”

Best New Restaurant went to Mark Best's Pei Modern, while Matthew Dempsey's Gladioli took out Best New Regional Restaurant.

For the lowdown on all the Chef Hats check out Who's up, who's down, who's in, who's out.

The Age Good Food Guide 2013 Awards included -
Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year: Vue de Monde, City
Citibank Chef of the Year: Michael Ryan
Plumm Wine Glasses Best New Restaurant: Pei Modern, City
Regional Restaurant of the Year: Provenance, Beechworth
Best New Regional Restaurant: Gladioli, Inverleigh
Donlevy Fitzpatrick Award: Vernon Chalker
Samsung Diners’ Choice Award: Ezard, City
Dan Murphy’s BYO Restaurant of the Year: Ladro Greville, Prahran
Chef’s Hat Young Chef of the Year: Mark Briggs
Thermomix Award for Innovation: Joost Bakker
Sustainability Award: Colin McLaren, Villa Gusto
Service Excellence Award: Ainslie Lubbock
Vittoria Legend Award: Alla Wolf-Tasker

The Age Good Food Guide 2013 Restaurant of the Year - Vue de Monde.

Source: Foodservice News, 28 August 2012