Celebrity Chef

Stefano de Pieri

Stefano de Pieri’s regional revolution

Celebrated Italian chef Stefano de Pieri talks to BeanScene about calling regional Victoria home, the need to preserve Australia’s largest food bowl, and the origins of the real caffè latte. Read More
josh niland

Josh Niland: Star of the sea

Josh Niland talks to BeanScene about his rock star coffee encounter, the power of online learning, and breaking down the barrier to sustainable fishing.
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Manu Feildel

Magnifique Manu Feildel

Manu Feildel has called Australia home for the past 20 years. In that time, the popular chef has charmed Australian households with his French accent, obsession with sauce, and passion for food education.
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matthew wilkinson four pillars

Four Pillars’ Matthew Wilkinson shares his coffee awakening

English-born chef Matthew Wilkinson shares a rather alarming admission about running one of Melbourne’s most iconic cafés, and why queuing isn’t always a bad thing. For years I owned one of best coffee shops in Melbourne and did not drink coffee,” says chef Matthew Wilkinson.
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diana chan

Dining with Diana Chan

Diana Chan talks to BeanScene about Malaysian kopitiams, the time she won MasterChef Australia, and debunking the myth about the complexity of Asian cooking. The aroma of Malaysian spices wafting through the door of Diana Chan’s house is tantalising. She’s knee-deep in preparations for her dinner party with Australian culinary icons and MasterChef family members including Matt Preston, Anna Polyviou, and Khan Ong. Her kitchen bench is laden with traditional Malaysian dishes in the works, such beef rendang, a hong bak, black pepper crayfish, sambal prawn, tempeh goreng, and cucumber salad.
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Johnny Di Francesco

Here’s Johnny Di Francesco

Chef Johnny Di Francesco has taken the craft of pizza-making to the masses on land and sea, and hopefully one day, the sky. The pizza master speaks with BeanScene about becoming a world champion and the strength of Neapolitan coffee.
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