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, 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...
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, 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...
