Zackary Leon Furst is an Australian chef based in Melbourne, Australia. [1] [2]
Furst was born and raised in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia. [3] Furst studied at William Angliss Institute of TAFE. Furst attended Catholic College Wodonga. Furst also went to St. Augustine's Primary School.
In 2016, he is the sous chef at IDES. [4] In 2019, Furst appointed as the head chef at Bar Liberty in Melbourne. [5]
He spent two years at Ben Shewry's acclaimed Ripponlea restaurant, Attica. [3] [6] He worked at Beechworth's Provenance Restaurant before moving to Melbourne and training in French cuisine under chef Gabriel Martin. [3]
Furst was exposed to the food industry because his parents, Ted and Jacinta, were managing a catering company. As early as 10 years old, Zackary helped in the family business together with his four siblings.