by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Australia, Chris Bonello
Chris Bonello Follow Prior to helming the pinnacle of Melbourne fine dining , Zagame Corporation Executive Chef Chris Bonello’s strong connection with food was sparked by humble beginnings. Born in the rich food culture of Malta to a farming family, Bonello’s innate...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Europe, Nick Honeyman
Nick Honeyman Follow Born and raised in South Africa, Nick left at 18 to pursue a dream of becoming a world class chef with what he describes as “a burning passion for cooking”. In Sydney he enrolled in a four year course at a cooking school –...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, New Zealand, Punit D'souza
Punit D’souza Follow My love of cooking began in my early teens. Immediately after college, I enrolled in the Arun Muchhala International College of Hotel Management in Thane, Mumbai. I learnt a lot here and ultimately decided to travel, with my first stop being...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Kevin Hopgood, New Zealand
Kevin Hopgood Follow Hopgood’s Restaurant or, as everyone calls it, ‘Hopgood’s’ is a restaurant you can rely on to deliver great quality food and service every time, something that is very difficult to do in any business let alone a hospitality business. Food is...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, New Zealand, Phil Clark
Phil Clark Follow At the age of 15, Phil Clark got a summer job as a chef while working on a marine biology scholarship. Years later, Clark happily prepares and expertly cooks the seafood, rather than studies it. Having owned Phil’s Kitchen in Auckland for just under...
