Greek is the word: The SA restaurants and chefs that excelled in the 2022 industry awards

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The winners of the 2022 Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence in South Australia were unveiled during a special award ceremony at Adelaide Oval on Monday, August 22.

The Awards formally recognise hospitality operators across a broad range of categories who consistently provide exceptional service and demonstrate culinary excellence in their respective fields.

Among this year’s winners are at least two Greek restaurants and one Greek Australian chef.

Estia Restaurant at Henley Beach won in the ‘Best Greek Restaurant’ category over finalists Agapi Greek Cuisine at Hyde Park and Eleni’s at Renmark.

Team at Estia Restaurant. Photo: Glam Adelaide and Milco Design.

In the ‘Best Patisserie / Bakery / Dessert Bar’ award category, Kalymnos Pastries at Torrensville also won. They beat three finalists: CJ’s Bakery at Christies Beach, The Little Red Grape at Sevenhill Clare Valley, and The Village Baker at Glenside.

Kalymnos Pastries was also inducted into the Restaurant & Catering Industry’s Hall of Fame.

Kalymnos Pastries team. Photo: Glam Adelaide and Milco Design.

On the night, the owner of Kalymnos Pastries, George Diakomichalis, gave a short speech and said it was an “absolute honour” to be recognised for the second year in a row. He also thanked his team for their support.

“This is massive news and we couldn’t wait to share it with you!” a post on the patisserie’s Facebook page read.

Another Greek winner at the awards ceremony was Jim Dimitropoulos, who was named ‘Restaurateur of the Year’ in SA. Dimitropoulos is the owner of Eros Kafe on Adelaide’s Rundle Street.

In a Facebook story, Dimitropoulos wrote to his customers: “Thank you for your support over the years.”

Dimitropoulos’ Facebook story post.

While the 2022 Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence have now been finalised in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, the award ceremonies for New South Wales (September 19), the Northern Territory (August 29) and the Australian Capital Territory (September 12) are still to come.

In NSW, JAAKS Restaurant & Bar at Kyle Bay, Koutouki at Leichardt and The Apollo at Elizabeth Bay have all been named finalists in the ‘Best Greek Restaurant’ category, whilst Bill Drakopoulos’ The Fenwick at Balmain East is up for ‘Best Contemporary Australian Restaurant – Informal’ and Cafe Leura at Leura is in the running to win ‘Best Cafe Dining.’

To find out more about these finalists and the awards please visit this website: https://bit.ly/3QyFEvX.

*Please note: If you are a Greek-owned business or restaurant who won or is a finalist in the Awards, please send us an email to info@foreignlanguage.com.au.

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