Trained at the Victoria Arts Centre and various restaurants, and learned from chefs like Dietmar Sawyer, Greg Malouf, Antony Worrall-Thompson, and Michael Bacash
Was working part time at restaurants to pay for pilot lessons when he decided to pursue a cooking career
Began working in cafes and bistros at the age of 14
Quote: "A lot of chefs make really fine, pretty, tiny, beautiful food and that's great, but for me I'm more about family and getting together and sharing things․"
Best known as a chef, owner of the La Luna bistro, and host of "Good Chef Bad Chef․"
Is a regular chef on "Ready Steady Cook" and has made appearances on "Fresh," "Switching Lives," and "Good Morning Australia․"
Wrote the books "MEAT" in 2008 and "The Good Life" in 2011