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...
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Andy Evans
Spice Temple
Andy Evans started working as a kitchen hand after school at “a terrible Mexican restaurant - awful food...
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Christine Manfield
Indian Cooking Class
Christine Manfield is one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, a perfectionist inspired by complex...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Lucio Galletto
Lucio's Italian Restaurant
Lucio Galletto grew up in a family of restaurateurs, his parents opening a small beachside kiosk in the...
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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...
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Luke Bourke
National Indigenous Culinary Institute
Luke Bourke, sous chef at Rockpool Bar & Grill, is an alumnus of the National Indigenous Culinary Institute...
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Mark Best
Formerly of Marque
Mark Best started his working life as an electrician in the gold mines of Western Australia before starting his...
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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...
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Mark LaBrooy
Three Blue Ducks
Mark LaBrooy started his career in cooking in 1999, straight after high school, when he landed an apprenticeship...
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Michael Rantissi
Kepos Street Kitchen
Michael Rantissi was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, where his earliest culinary education was in his mother’s...
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Mike Eggert
Totti's
Mike Eggert grew up with a mother who was a florist and natural scientist; she taught him “everything about...
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Mike McEnearney
Kitchen by Mike
Mike McEnearney grew up in Sydney’s north-west in the 1970s, when Vegemite sandwiches and weekend roasts...
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Morgan McGlone
Belles Hot Chicken
Morgan McGlone is a third-generation chef who is, first and foremost, a food nerd.
His favourite...
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Nelly Robinson
nel.
Nelly Robinson began his food career with an apprenticeship at the Michelin-starred English restaurant Northcote...
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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...
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Palisa Anderson
Chat Thai
Palisa Anderson is a part of a much larger whole that is her family business. Their first Chat Thai restaurant...
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Pasi Petanen
Café Paci
Finnish-born Pasi Petanen arrived in Australia in 1999.
He built his name working alongside Mark Best,...
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Paul Carmichael
Momofuku Seiobo
Paul Carmichael is from Barbados, where his first professional kitchen experience was at Sandy Lane...
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Rob Cockerill
Bennelong
Robert Cockerill is Head Chef of Bennelong restaurant in the Sydney Opera House.
Born in Sydney in...
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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...
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Tom Walton
More Fish, More Veg
Tom Walton is an accomplished, award-winning Chef and Entrepreneur with a passion for fitness and wellbeing. His...
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