Chef Mauro Colagreco is bringing a team of 20 to create a uniquely Sydney version of his three-Michelin star French diner Mirazur.
Mauro Colagreco lives by the words of the legendary Norwegian explorer and ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl.
Mauro Colagreco gathering produce at his three Michelin-starred restaurant Mirazur, on the Côte d’Azur.The Italian-Argentine left Argentina at the age of 23 to train as a chef in the south of France, opening his first restaurant in 2006. Mirazur, at Menton, is just 10 minutes from the Italian border.
But the world giveth and taketh away, and before Colagreco could make the most of his triumph, France closed its borders and went into lockdown.“That was hard” he says. “We were the best restaurant in the world, but the world disappeared.” “We want to work with people who share our vision for the regeneration of the soil and the water, who are reducing their emissions and their use of plastics,” says Colagreco, who was named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity in November last year.As host restaurant, The Gantry ticks all the boxes – glittering harbour views, an ambitious young chef in Rhys Connell, and a reputation for supporting ethical producers and regenerative farmers that stretches back more than 10 years.
The view from Mirazur in France. Sydney’s The Gantry is ideally situated for Colagreco’s residency, with its vistas of Sydney Harbour.The Gantry’s head chef, Rhys Connell, is relishing the pressure, seeing it as a creative launching pad. “If we had all the time in the world, we’d have food grown for it and have plates made for it,” he says. “Instead, the Mirazur team will be working with what we have. They will have to adapt and be creative.
The Gantry residency will feature Colagreco’s cosmos flowers, kangaroo tartare and red berry vinaigrette.
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