Agrarian Kitchen chef to head up The Eltham, Ciao, Mate! and two new restaurants
Stephen Peak departs the celebrated Tasmania restaurant for the Mosey On Inn group, which is taking over the Bellingen Golf Club and its bistro, and a new pizza shop.
Also new to the group is Attaboy, a pizzeria in Byron Bay, led by former Ciao, Mate! head chef, Rob Pearson. The shop opened in February in Byron’s industrial estate. “It’s the first of what will probably be a couple of these Attaboy pizza joints,” says Rabbidge.
The specialty is New York-style 13-inch rounds and Detroit-style deep dish squares, served by the slice for lunch and whole in the evening. Toppings include a vodka pesto, and a Byron Hawaiian, with smoked Bangalow ham, jalapenos and a pineapple-saffron drizzle.
It’s a different offering to Ciao, Mate!, which, along with You Beauty, is co-owned by renowned zero-waste chef Matt Stone. “Ciao, Mate! is very much a sit-down dining experience. Attaboy is more of a stand-in, casual pizza joint that’s in-and-out,” Rabbidge says.
The group plans to open more Attaboy locations between Byron and Bellingen, but “we’ll get on our feet first, get this one going and go from there,” Rabbidge says.
