by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Australia, Jesse McTavish
Jesse McTavish Follow Son of legendary surfboard designer, Bob McTavish, Jesse grew up with a love of surfing, fishing, and a deep respect for the ocean. There was something about cooking and ingredients that intrigued Jesse from an early age, and over the past 25...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Australia, Telina Menzies
Telina Menzies Follow Product development extraordinaire, professional eater & all round trouble-maker! Mum to two French Bulldogs: Pickles and Sprout, and a cat: Noodles. Telina first dipped her toes into the culinary world when she took an apprenticeship at the...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Australia, Ollie Hansford
Ollie Hansford Follow Ollie Hansford’s passion for food was originally ignited through watching cooking shows as a child, for which he developed an insatiable appetite. Later joining his father’s pâté business in Leicester in the United Kingdom, he delighted in the...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Australia, Ian Curley
Ian Curley Follow British-born and Australian-based, Ian Curley is one of the nation’s most awarded chefs. With an enduring 25-year tenure in Melbourne that has seen him at the helm of some of the city’s most iconic restaurants – including nine years at The Point...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Australia, Jason Roberts
Jason Roberts Follow A native of New Zealand, Jason Roberts grew up in a family of culinary professionals and discovered his passion for food at a young age. Turning it into a career, he spent seven years as an Executive Chef at Bistro Moncur in Sydney, Australia. Now...