Daniel Churchill (born 24 July 1989, in Sydney) is an Australian chef, best known for his appearance on the 5th series of MasterChef Australia in 2013, placing 8th, and as a co-presenter of Surfing the Menu: The Next Generation (2016). He was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Food list in 2019 as the cofounder of New York City café, Charley St. He is also known for his two cookbooks, DudeFood: A Guy's Guide to Cooking Kick-Ass Food (2015) and Surfing the Menu (2016) co-authored with Hayden Quinn. A graduate of the University of Technology Sydney and Edith Cowan University, he worked with Chris Hemsworth on the latter's fitness app, Centr. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Curtis Travis Stone is an Australian celebrity chef, author, and television personality. Stone has been the fresh food and recipes ambassador for Coles Supermarkets in Australia since 2010.
Neil Arthur Perry AM is an Australian chef, restaurateur, author and television presenter. He also is the co-ordinator for Qantas Flight Catering under his company Rockpool Consulting.
William Granger was an Australian self-taught cook, restaurateur and food writer. Based in Australia and London, he worked internationally.
Benjamin O'Donoghue is an Australian chef.
David Chang is an American celebrity chef, restauranteur, author, podcaster, and television personality. He is the founder of the Momofuku restaurant group. In 2009, Momofuku Ko was awarded two Michelin stars, which the restaurant had retained each year until its closure in 2023. In 2011, he co-founded the influential food magazine Lucky Peach, which lasted for 25 quarterly volumes into 2017.
Maggie Beer is an Australian chef, food author, restaurateur, and food manufacturer. Beer was one of the judges on The Great Australian Bake Off alongside Matt Moran until 2022 and is also a regular guest on MasterChef Australia.
MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by Endemol Shine Australia and screens on Network 10. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston served as the show's main judges until 2019, when they were replaced by Series 4 winner and chef Andy Allen, food critic Melissa Leong, and restaurateur and chef Jock Zonfrillo.
Adam Liaw is a Malaysian-born Australian cook, television presenter and author. He was the winner of the second season of MasterChef Australia, defeating student Callum Hann in the final. Liaw has produced, written and hosted his own cooking programs, including the Destination Flavour series and the talk and cooking show The Cook Up with Adam Liaw on SBS Food.
Daniel Humm is a Swiss plant-based chef and owner of Daniel Humm Hospitality, the New York-based hospitality group behind the highly acclaimed Eleven Madison Park, Clemente Bar, and direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand Eleven Madison Home. In September 2024, he was appointed a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for food education due to his advocacy for sustainable food systems.
Andrew Peter Allen is an Australian cook, food critic and television presenter. He is notable for winning the fourth season of MasterChef Australia in 2012, and for being a judge on MasterChef Australia from 2020.
Adriano Zumbo is an Australian pâtissier and television presenter. He opened his first patisserie in 2007 before rising to prominence as a frequent guest on MasterChef Australia. Zumbo is the titular host of the Australian baking competition program Zumbo's Just Desserts and a judge on the Netflix web series Sugar Rush. As a popular figure he has garnered many nicknames in the media, including "Sweet Assassin", "Patissier of Pain," "the Dark Lord of the Pastry Kitchen" and "Lord Voldecake." He has also been called "Australia's answer to Willy Wonka."
Ranveer Singh Brar is an Indian celebrity chef, Masterchef India judge, author, restaurateur and actor. He is well known as the host of popular Television food shows, actor and as a judge in MasterChef India, alongside fellow chefs Sanjeev Kapoor, Vikas Khanna, Vineet Bhatia, Garima Arora and Pooja Dhingra After graduating from the top hospitality institute in Lucknow, Brar stepped into a successful culinary career, now spanning more than nearly three decades.
Hayden Cox is a surfboard designer, entrepreneur and founder of Haydenshapes Surfboards. He is also the inventor of patented parabolic carbon fibre frame surfboard technology FutureFlex sold globally, along with his brand Haydenshapes, in over 70 countries. He is recognised for his innovative use of custom designed materials, modern construction methods and entrepreneurialism in business
SBS Food is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). The channel airs programs about food and cooking, from cultures around the world.
Adam Peter Ritchie Handling is a British chef and restaurateur. He is the owner of the Adam Handling Restaurant Group of four food and drink venues in London, England.
Surfing the Menu is an Australian television cooking and lifestyle series on the ABC which aired between 2003 and 2006. The series follows features two chefs who follow their passions as they travel around Australia and New Zealand.
Hayden Quinn is an Australian cook. He is best known for appearing on Series 3 of MasterChef Australia and as a judge on Nine Network cooking program Family Food Fight.
MasterChef Australia is a television cooking competition that is typically broadcast for three months each year since 2009. There are generally 24 contestants each year.
Barry "Jock" Zonfrillo was a Scottish chef, television presenter and restaurateur. He was the founder of the Orana Foundation and a judge on MasterChef Australia.
Melissa Leong is an Australian freelance food writer, food critic, television host, radio broadcaster, cookbook editor and marketer. She is currently a judge on Network 10's Dessert Masters alongside Amaury Guichon and was previously a judge on MasterChef Australia from 2020 to 2023, alongside Andy Allen and Jock Zonfrillo.