Alla Wolf-Tasker Biography – Alla Wolf-Tasker Wiki
Alla Wolf-Tasker is the executive chef and co-proprietor of Daylesford dining stalwart Lake House. In 2007, she was named a Member of the Order of Australia for her service to Tourism and Hospitality. An icon in regional dining, Lake House has long been considered to be one of Australia’s best restaurants, championing local seasonal cuisine long before it became a mantra for many. The hotel and all manner of indulgent facilities that have grown around the restaurant over the past three decades continue to delight visitors from near and far.
She has enough national and international awards to fill virtually every wall of her fabled house on the lake. Recent accolades for the restaurant and hotel include a listing in Tatler London’s Top 100 hotels in the world, a listing in The Australian’s Hottest 50 Restaurants, and Australia’s top hotel dining room from Gourmet Traveller magazine. As a roving ambassador of sorts, Alla participates in food festivals all around the world, also spreading her message of the importance of reconnecting with our food and its provenance. She is probably happiest nowadays in gumboots in the paddock of one of the local farms that supply Lake House or overseeing the production of some bespoke traditional small goods. At Lake House, she remains at the helm of a team of creative and dedicated young chefs and hospitality professionals.
Amongst her many personal awards are the title of ‘Living Legend’ from the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, the Award for Professional Excellence from The Age Good Food Guide, and a Lifetime Achiever Award from Australia’s Restaurant and Caterer’s Association. In 2012 she was given The Age Good Food Guide Legend Award for her contribution to the hospitality industry. Her book, Lake House – A Culinary Journey in Country Australia, was published by Hardie Grant in 2006.
Alla Wolf-Tasker Age
She was born around 1950/1951 in Austria. She was born to Russian parents.
Alla Wolf-Tasker Husband
She is married to her husband, Allan Wolf-Tasker. Her husband works as a painter and developer.
Alla Wolf-Tasker Children
She is a mother. She has a daughter named Larissa Wolf-Tasker who helps her in running her day-to-day businesses. She is also a grandmother to her daughter’s children.
Alla Wolf-Tasker Diagnosis
The celebrity chef was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer in November 2019. After the pandemic struck, her businesses were greatly affected as it was part of the hospitality industry. On top of that, she also was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer thus having financial strains. She, however, pushed on and has stated that she will not retire and will continue running her businesses.
Alla Wolf-Tasker Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @wolfinkitchen.
