RECENTLY awarded Regional Restaurant of the Year by the Age Good Food Guide, Chauncy has made Heathcote a popular destination for food.<\/p>\n
The owners Louis Naepels and Tess Murray opened the venue at 178 High Street, two years ago.<\/p>\n
Naepels grew up in Paris and began his career in Michelin starred restaurants. He came to Australia in 2006 on a working holiday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI worked in several fine dining restaurants in Melbourne including as head chef at Grossi Florentino,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
It was at Florentino Upstairs that he met Tess who was a sommelier.<\/p>\n
\u201cTess is passionate about wine and she also runs the front of house at Chauncy and develops the garden,\u201d said Naepels.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is good at multi-tasking.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe garden is still a work in progress but we grow and use as much of our own produce as possible and also source from the farmers\u2019 market.<\/p>\n
\u201cWinning the award means a lot to us and is a great honour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Local resident Graham Cailes is full of praise for the restaurant.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have the best French food I have ever tasted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy kids came up from Melbourne recently and treated me to a birthday lunch.<\/p>\n
They are all foodies and visit restaurants all across Melbourne. They said Chauncy was the best they\u2019ve been to.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo have something like this in Heathcote is amazing, absolutely stunning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chauncy is open for lunch only from Friday through to Monday and Naepels suggests diners allow at least three hours to enjoy the experience.<\/p>\n
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RECENTLY awarded Regional Restaurant of the Year by the Age Good Food Guide, Chauncy has made Heathcote a popular destination for food. The owners Louis Naepels and Tess Murray opened the venue at 178 High Street, two years ago. Naepels grew up in Paris and began his career in Michelin starred restaurants. He came to […]<\/p>\n