by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Australia, Jake Nicholson
Jake Nicolson Follow Jake Nicolson, Executive Chef for the Ghanem Group, began his cooking career at the Lake House in Daylesford under the guidance of respected chef and owner Alla Wolf Tasker. In 2004 he was the winner of the Borges/Ferran Adria culinary Scholarship...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 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, 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 –...
