Alessandro Pavoni
a'Mare at Crown Sydney & Ormeggio at the Spit
Much of the Italian food with which Sydney-siders are familiar either hails from southern Italy or consists of...
Andy Evans
Spice Temple
Andy Evans started working as a kitchen hand after school at “a terrible Mexican restaurant - awful food...
Christine Manfield
Indian Cooking Class
Christine Manfield is one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, a perfectionist inspired by complex...
Danielle Alvarez
Fred's
Danielle Alvarez is a force. Born to a food-loving Cuban family in Miami, the lure of the kitchen took her to...
Elizabeth Hewson
Saturday Night Pasta
For Lizzie Hewson, food and cooking is a way to connect with the world – it’s what makes life worth...
Giovanni Pilu
Pilu at Freshwater
Giovanni Pilu was born in Sardinia and arrived in Australia in 1992 full of enthusiasm and passion for the unique...
Joel Bennetts
Formerly of The Fish Shop Bondi
One of Sydney’s most exciting young chefs, Joel Bennetts gained a cult following during his time at Fish...
Joel Bickford
Shell House
Joel Bickford held the Head Chef position at Aria, Sydney, and was named Daily Telegraph’s Chef of the Year in...
Lucio Galletto
Lucio's Italian Restaurant
Lucio Galletto grew up in a family of restaurateurs, his parents opening a small beachside kiosk in the...
Lucy Tweed
Every Night of the Week
Lucy Tweed is the creator of Every Night of the Week, an Instagram account full of recipes for people who...
Luke Bourke
National Indigenous Culinary Institute
Luke Bourke, sous chef at Rockpool Bar & Grill, is an alumnus of the National Indigenous Culinary Institute...
Mark Best
Formerly of Marque
Mark Best started his working life as an electrician in the gold mines of Western Australia before starting his...
Mark Jensen
Red Lantern
Mark Jensen came to cooking as a career later than most, at the age of 27. Tired of hairdressing, he decided to...
Mark LaBrooy
Three Blue Ducks
Mark LaBrooy started his career in cooking in 1999, straight after high school, when he landed an apprenticeship...
Michael Rantissi
Kepos Street Kitchen
Michael Rantissi was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, where his earliest culinary education was in his mother’s...
Mike Eggert
Totti's
Mike Eggert grew up with a mother who was a florist and natural scientist; she taught him “everything about...
Mike McEnearney
Kitchen by Mike
Mike McEnearney grew up in Sydney’s north-west in the 1970s, when Vegemite sandwiches and weekend roasts...
Morgan McGlone
Belles Hot Chicken
Morgan McGlone is a third-generation chef who is, first and foremost, a food nerd.
His favourite...
Nelly Robinson
nel.
Nelly Robinson began his food career with an apprenticeship at the Michelin-starred English restaurant Northcote...
O Tama Carey
Lankan Filling Station
O Tama Carey began her cooking career quite by accident after finding herself in a kitchen in London’s...
Palisa Anderson
Chat Thai
Palisa Anderson is a part of a much larger whole that is her family business. Their first Chat Thai restaurant...
Pasi Petanen
Café Paci
Finnish-born Pasi Petanen arrived in Australia in 1999.
He built his name working alongside Mark Best,...
Paul Carmichael
Momofuku Seiobo
Paul Carmichael is from Barbados, where his first professional kitchen experience was at Sandy Lane...
Rob Cockerill
Bennelong
Robert Cockerill is Head Chef of Bennelong restaurant in the Sydney Opera House.
Born in Sydney in...
Sean Connolly
QT Hotel and Sean's Kitchen
Yorkshire born Sean Connolly is a creative, a businessman, and an affable geezer. A true visionary and...
Tom Walton
More Fish, More Veg
Tom Walton is an accomplished, award-winning Chef and Entrepreneur with a passion for fitness and wellbeing. His...