Analiese Gregory

Analiese Gregory

Analiese Gregory

Analiese Gregory is one of the most talked about and trailblazing young chefs in Australia today, with a string of enviable kitchen credits to her name, including The Ledbury, Michel Bras, Mugaritz and Sydney’s Quay. Having flirted with returning to France, she instead packed her bags on a whim in 2017 and moved to Tasmania where she headed up the state’s most acclaimed restaurant, Franklin in Hobart. When Analiese is not busy with one of her many projects, she is renovating her 110-year-old farmhouse in the Huon Valley, where she lives with a cornucopia of farm friends and a wardrobe filled with charcuterie (a new hobby; she insists it was the best place for it!) and plans to open a bespoke intimate restaurant. Tasmania has given her a semblance of meaning and the life she craved, and she cherishes her time in nature foraging, diving, hunting, cooking on beaches, and connecting with the people whose life work it is to grow our food.

In 2020, she appears with chef Gordon Ramsay in his National Geographic series Uncharted (screening on Disney Plus). In the episode, Analiese is Gordon’s culinary guide to Tasmania, introducing the island’s unique ingredients and food traditions. She is also working on her own TV series ‘A Girl’s Guide to Hunting, Fishing and Wild Cooking’ with Southern Pictures and SBS that aired in 2021 that follows her cooking and outdoor adventures in Tasmania. Analiese was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to a Welsh father and Chinese-Dutch mother. Raised on a mix of stroopwafels and pork buns, she was schooled long-distance for three years during a caravan trip around Australia.

Hosted Events

Fri 23 June

19:00-22:00

A Breaking Bread Winter's Feast

Opening our decadent weekend celebration is this stunning Festival Restaurant dinner crafted by the creative partnership of Tasmanian-based, ‘Wild Things’ Chef Analiese Gregory and WA produce-centric Chef Melissa Palinkas of Young George and Ethos.
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Sat 24 June

15:30-17:30

Chefs Cabin with Analiese Gregory

Be curious about nature & slow food with Tassie-based Analiese Gregory. Having worked at some of the most prestigious kitchens in Europe and Sydney, the Tasmanian countryside beckoned and she now goes diving for urchins on her way to work, establishing personal relationships with her growers and preparing produce driven menus and recipes.
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Sun 25 June

13:00-13:45

Cooking Demonstration with Analiese Gregory

A truffle laden cooking demonstration with Melissa Palinkas on the Festival Stage.
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