Toby Wilson - Ghostboy Cantina, The Wedge Espresso
It was dragonboat racing - of all things - that led to Toby Wilson running his own cafe at 22. The Wedge Espresso in Glebe was a sliver of a space; when it launched, Toby managed to run the whole plac...
6 Jan 201759min
Lauren Eldridge - Pei Modern, Marque
In the last year, Lauren Eldridge has worked at the world's best restaurant (Massimo Bottura's Osteria Francescana), impressed the greatest living Italian chef with fairy bread and a punch to the face...
17 Des 201649min
Mike Bennie - Rootstock Sydney
In a past life, Mike Bennie used to help famous figures like Russell Crowe, A Tribe Called Quest, Baby John Burgess, as well as (future Prime Minister) Malcolm Turnbull and then Lord Mayor Lucy Turnbu...
19 Nov 20161h 3min
Nancy Singleton Hachisu - "Preserving the Japanese Way", "Japanese Farm Food"
Arriving as an exchange student from California, Nancy Singleton Hachisu originally planned a short visit to Japan, but 26 years later - she's still there. A relationship with a Japanese organic farme...
15 Nov 201647min
Glen Goodwin - Bentley, Monopole, Yellow
The band Kiss has played a surprising role in Glen Goodwin's career. A love of the group led to his first job, as delivery boy to restaurateurs such as Neil Perry. It also played a pivotal part in how...
29 Sep 20161h 29min
Ibrahim Kasif - Stanbuli, Porteno
"The fire was creeping up on me," says Ibrahim Kasif. "It was pretty scary." He was working at Porteno when smoke began to billow through the atrium. He headed up to to the roof to check for problems...
28 Aug 20161h 18min
Helen Yee - Grab Your Fork
Helen Yee is one of Sydney's OG food bloggers. Even unreformed blog haters probably make an exception for her site, Grab Your Fork, which she started back in 2004 – before the iPhone was even invented...
20 Jul 20161h 21min
Elijah (EJ) Holland - Noma Australia, Nature's Pick
How do you make an impression on Rene Redzepi? Turn up with 300 wild plants - painstakingly gathered over four days - to present to Noma's award-winning chef. That's what Elijah (EJ) Holland did - and...
26 Jun 201649min
