Matt grew up between the rolling pastures and industrial jungle of Barnsley, South Yorkshire in Northern England. He learnt his trade [Matt Wilkinson_portrait] in the kitchens of London and Edinburgh including Michelin starred chef Martin Wishart.
Meet Our Chefs
Meet Lauren Murdoch from Felix
Lauren Murdoch started her working life training to be a nurse, before deciding her calling was in a different nurturing profession: cooking.
Meet Anthony Redondi, Head Chef Aqua Dining
Aqua Dining’s Head Chef, Anthony Redondi was born and bred in Sydney and has been in the hospitality industry for 22 years. His decision to become a chef at a young age came from none other than the simple love for food.
Meet Heath Dumesny from Locale
Fresh food and fine skills combined with a passion for creating sensational dishes make Heath the ideal choice as head Chef for our Yarra Valley Restaurant.
Meet Danny Parreno from LBDM
Danny has been a commercial chef for 20 years, specializing in Modern Australian cuisine that draws on both his Peruvian and Japanese heritage.
Meet Colin Fassnidge from Four In Hand
Dublin born Colin Fassnidge has been Head Chef of The Four in Hand Dining Room since October of 2005. Since starting at The Four in Hand, Colin’s unique style has seen the Four in Hand hold
Meet Soren Lascelles from Assiette
An avid chef from an early age in the hinterland of Byron Bay, Soren has carefully charted his career which took him from the Lismore Art Gallery bistro at the age of 17 to restaurants in Brisbane. Soren’s career in professional kitchens began with an apprenticeship at Banc under Liam Tomlin, and alongside some of…
Meet Massimo Mele, Executive Chef, Hugo’s Group
Italian born Massimo Mele was destined to be a chef. Born in Naples in the south of Italy, both his mother and father were inspirational cooks throughout his childhood which gave him a love for good food & cooking from a young age. The family migrated to Australia when Massimo was 8 and it wasn’t…
Meet Chef Jason Jones – Mamasita
Jason started cooking as an 11 year old. He had an awesome garden/orchard which got him started on growing and cooking food. (seaside town, NSW) He did half his apprenticeship at Parliament house in Canberra, and the second in a restaurant called Fringe Benefits, again in Canberra. After qualifying as a chef, Jason moved around…
Ehrenfried Barths…(“Bart”).
Chef ‘Bart’ was destined to be a chef! Born on a couch in the kitchen on Christmas Day, he spent his whole life in kitchens. Bart started his apprenticeship in Heidelberg, Germany at age 16 and here’s what he loves about the job: Still gets to do a lot of networking & meets great people!…
