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Chris Terlikar at Bluebonnet Barbecue
Chris Terlikar loves barbecue. A life changing meal at Brooklyn's Fette Sau in 2009 sowed the seeds and you can reap the benefit in his 4 month-new home in Fitzroy North. Where did this whole food thing come from for you? I started at a place in Melbourne that was a bit of an institution back…
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Pierre Khodja at Camus
Pierre Khodja grew up in Marseille and, like the author after whom the restaurant is named, had similar experiences of being Algerian in a place that identified as French. The choice of name signifies Khodja’s return to his Algerian roots, and is a celebration of the food of his homeland. Pierre, you’ve been a chef in…
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Nicola Romano at Stockroom 567 & Chapter 53
Nick believes that passionate and talented chefs need to draw that passion out from the inside. Nick loves cooking so much that he spends a lot of his spare time cooking and, alongside his friends, Mandy DelVecchio and Osvalo Tugnéla, creates beautiful events to celebrate local produce and the producers that create it. Let’s start…
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Steve Hogan at AU79 Cafe
Steve Hogan oversees something of a cafe empire. He is Executive Chef to Addict Food and Coffee, Prospect Hill Espresso, Liar Liar and , to name a few. Combining imagination, creativity, a sense of calm and a desire to help his team grow as chefs, the name of the latest cafe under his belt is…
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Adam Davies at Fortify
There are many hallmarks of a good conversation. One of them must certainly be having a chat whilst drinking beautiful Languedoc rosé, sampling a cheese that’s been brought into the country in a suitcase and savouring the lobster bisque made with saffron and cognac. Having run backpackers’ hostels in Mexico and Lyon and travelled through…
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Lasse “GD” Povlsen at Mr & Mrs Anderson
Lasse GD Povlsen trained in Denmark and worked in Michelin star restaurants there before coming to Melbourne and working for Andrew McConnell's restaurants, as well as Attica and, most recently, Three Bags Full in Abbotsford. He has happily made the switch to cafes and is especially loving the paddock to plate concept at . Reading…
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Malcolm Williams at Queen of the South
Dedicated to expanding Melburnians’ knowledge of and experiences in Mexican dining, you probably know of Malcolm Williams from his previous incarnations at Senoritas, Rice Paper Scissors, Touché Hombre Melbourne and Bangkok. This was one of those lovely conversations that kinda launched in at the middle and spiralled outwards. Wonderful! Hi Malcolm. It’s such nice weather out…
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David Ricardo at Plaza Ballroom
David is softly spoken and seems as though he would be completely unflappable in any situation, which is a good thing, considering he oversees the execution of fine dining meals for up to 600 guests at one time. Before we sat down to chat, he showed me the ballroom, an exquisite heritage listed venue in the heart…
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Carter Lawrance
Carter Lawrance is a young chef with lots of plans and huge amounts of passion for cooking. He sheds some light on what it's like starting out in the industry. My advice, take note of his name and watch this space, there are big things ahead for Carter. What made you become a chef? My…
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Martin Zozaya at El Atino & Co.
Martin is a newcomer to Melbourne but has been cooking for 14 years in Mexico and Spain. He loves welcoming diners into his Richmond restaurant, El Atino, and sharing Latin American flavours with them. His ceviche will transport you to the coast of Huanchao, Peru, as fast as you can say I’ll have a Pisco…