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Danny Parreno at The Bridge Hotel
Danny Parreno is a multi-faceted chef who loves cooking, learning about and sharing food. With a Peruvian Japanese background, Danny has been cooking for over 20 years, has taught at the Queen Victoria Market cooking school, contributed to the ABC Radio National’s First Bite program and he has demonstrated some of his recipes on SBS…
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Suren Perera at Posty
Suren Perera loves making pizza. And not just any pizza. Having learned his craft in Italy, he is now proving his dough for 90 hours to create a premium product at Posty on Swan Street. Lucky us. Hi Suren. I’ll start by asking how long you’ve been a chef? 20 years. I started in 1997…
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Shu Liu at Shu
Fashion designer and enthusiastic dinner party host, Shu Liu has turned his love of cooking inventive and tasty food for his friends into a restaurant. Shu specialises in reinvented Sichuan cuisine, favouring sustainable, seasonal and organic products. The industrial chic décor adds another twist to the dining experience. Tell me about the food at The…
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Michael Baker at Henry Sugar
When Michael Baker went to El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, he walked into the development kitchen, and the walls were covered in whiteboards. He felt like he was at design school, and loved the way they’d take certain ingredients, research them, break them down, and create a dish. He thought, that was the…
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Steven Rogers at Midnight Starling
Passionate about French classical cuisine and cooking according to the seasons, Steven Rogers is inspired by his own abundant garden and by whatever other local, seasonal produce is available. Having cooked in kitchens in Paris, he is very happily part of the Kyneton scene and loves Sunday night dinner around the table with his family.…
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Morgan Hipworth at Bistro Morgan
Morgan Hipworth is not your average 16 year old. As well as being in Year 11 and working towards VCE, Morgan runs his own doughnut shop and pretty much has the monopoly on Instagramable doughnuts. Hi Morgan. Have you always been into baking and cooking? I started cooking when I was seven and that came…
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Matt Wilkinson at Pope Joan
Matt Wilkinson hails from South Yorkshire in the North of England. He has a way with seasonal vegetables and salads, and in fact with life that will leave you speechless. Matt loves life and everything in it, embracing cooking, his family and his business with an ardour far exceeding moderation. It is a joy to talk to people like…
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Ashly Hicks at Garden State Hotel
Ashly Hicks is king of all he surveys in his role of head chef at the very fancy multi-level restaurant and bar, Hotel, in Flinders Lane. With a strong work ethic and a driving passion for food, Ash has propelled himself to great heights over a career that started when he was 14 and saw…
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Paul Davies at Jethro Canteen
Former head chef and co-owner of The Merchant's Guild, and now at Paul Davies was born in my home town of Christchurch, but lived in Auckland and then overseas. He exudes a passion for cooking and, while I usually abhor the word 'exciting' when used to describe a menu, Vietnamese roasted cricket salad sitting nonchalantly alongside smoked…
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Sam Kearney at Mjr Tom
Sam Kearney and co-owner Nick Tiktikakis share a passion for dishes made with fresh ingredients and have a European approach to ensuring they secure the best produce they can. They go to the market every day and, although they have their favourite suppliers, they won’t settle for anything less than the best, which sometimes means shaking their heads…