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.
Akram Fallah
To Akram, food is everything. Her dad’s family are from Chalus, a small city in the north of Iran where the mountains…
Luke Wmangan
Luke William Mangan OAM is an Australian chef and restaurateur. Mangan owns and operates restaurants in Sydney Australia, at sea on P&O…
Jimmy Wong
Born in Singapore and living for a time in Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada, as a child, Jimmy was 14 when his parents moved the…
Joe Sasto
Joseph Sasto III is an American chef and television figure. He has appeared as a competitor on reality television cooking competitions, and…
Salim Gafayri
Salim embarked on a life-changing journey to Australia in 2004, at the young age of 15. It was from then that his…
Big Sam Young
Sam Young is one that’s been pressure-cooked, flash-fried, and is now braising on a low, gentle simmer. Inspired by the taste of…
Pierrick Boyer
Pierrick Boyer, awarded 2017 Australian Pastry Chef of the Year, successful cafe owner, proud father and incredibly talented businessman who once made…
Mindy Woods
Mindy Woods is a chef, restaurateur and proud Bundjalung woman of the Widjabul Wia-bul clan. You might recognise her as a finalist…
Khanh Hong
Khan Ong is a chef best known for MasterChef Australia, seasons 10 and 12. The 30-year-old opens up about his refugee parents, doing Australian Survivor with…
Vikki Moursellas
Helena and Vikki Moursellas are identical twins born in Adelaide, South Australia. They learned how to cook from their Greek grandmother, Koula,…
Linda Dalrymple
For Linda Dalrymple, motivation and inspiration come in equal parts from the generations either side of her. With her heritage a mix…
Mira Manek
Mira Manek is the author of two books Saffron Soul & Prajna, and her third book is out this September. She is the founder…
