Plate For A Mate
Our Chefs
The Team
Talented people,
one powerful mission
Our chefs believe food heals. Together they’re fighting food insecurity and mental health stigma — one plate at a time.
Manu Feildel
He is a French-Australian chef, restaurateur and television presenter trained in England, who is best known as one of the judges of…
Diana Chan
Diana Chan is the winner of Masterchef 2017. A self-taught chef and raised in Malaysia, she watched her parents cook Cantonese and Peranakan dishes.…
Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the…
Jason Roberts
A New Zealand native who splits his time between Sydney and New York City, Jason Roberts is an internationally known chef, author,…
Jane Barnes
Jane Barnes was born in Bangkok. She spent her childhood travelling around the world with her diplomat stepfather, mother and two sisters,…
Kathy Tsaples
Greek Australian Kathy Tsaples, owner of the Sweet Greek shop in Melbourne and author of two popular cookbooks has an inspirational story…
Victor Liong
Originating from Sydney and having a Malaysian Chinese heritage, Chef Victor Liong has spent his formative years as a chef honing his…
Vincent Yeow Lim
Vincent Yeow Lim is a the ”Wolf of wok Street” of Australia and is one of Tiktok’s popular creators. He is the…
Luke Nguyen
Luke Nguyen is a Vietnamese–Australian chef and restaurateur, best known as the host of the television series, Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam and Luke…
Georgia Barnes
Georgia Barnes grew up with her grandmother as her role model in the kitchen. From an early age she spent hours at…
Matt Moncrieff
Born and raised in Carnarvon in Western Australia's Gascoyne region, Moncrieff points to kangaroo tail, saltbush, and pepperberry as ingredients he loves…
Preeya Alexander
Preeya uses her social media platform and blog to combat health misinformation and deconstruct complex medical topics to make them more digestible.…
