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.
Dilruk Jayasinha
Born in Sri Lanka, Dilruk Jayasinha moved to Melbourne to attend university and performed at an open mic night in 2010 which…
Alex Adams
Alex Adams began writing about food and dining in 2009. She is the founder of Secret Foodies, inspired by guerrilla dining and…
Matteo Ernandes
Matteo Ernandes was born and raised on the island of Lampedusa, Sicily. He grew up in the pizzeria with his father and…
Jimmy Callaway
jimmy Callaway has worked as a professional chef for over fifteen years at some of Sydney’s top restaurants,
Ryuichi Yoshii
Chef Ryuichi Yoshii’s carefully curated Omakase event at Nobu, Crown Sydney, mesmerises intimate audiences with renowned mastery accumulated with
Miguel Maestre
Miguel at 27 was head chef of “Number One” the Godfather of Australian Cuisine Tony Bilson’s Bistro. He was also the Executive…
Matt Moran
Matt Moran is an Australian chef and restaurateur and the tour de force behind some of Australia’s most celebrated dining establishments. At…
Nicolas Cabrera
Chef Nicolas Cabrera joins The ONE Group to launch the renowned restaurant group’s signature steakhouse, STK Chicago. Hailing from Argentina, Cabrera began…
Kaylene Tan
Chef Kay-Lene began her career in communications & media, but realised her passion was in cooking and took the leap to qualify…
Adrian Richardson
Adrian Richardson is an Australian chef and television presenter. Richardson has hosted a number of food shows and is most widely known…
Chef Wan
Chef Wan is a Malaysian celebrity chef, television host, actor, restaurateur and entrepreneur. Chef Wan's early career was as an accountant. He says…
Deepak Mishra
He was born on the East coast of India, where he acquired his professional skills from the Institute of Hotel and Catering…
