Celebrity Chef

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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Sarah Todd

Sarah Todd: India’s daughter-in-law

Chef and restaurateur Sarah Todd has been on an Indian exploration since concluding MasterChef Australia five years ago. She shares with BeanScene the challenges of restaurant life, inspiring a new generation, and why coffee is set to become India’s next big thing. There are many things the Indian community of Goa has taught Sarah Todd: the Hindi language, local recipes, and the true meaning of kindness. But the one skill Sarah insists on sharing is her coffee- making prowess. 
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Guy Grossi

Guy Grossi: The people’s chef

Australia’s godfather of Italian cuisine, Guy Grossi, speaks to BeanScene about Melbourne’s early coffee culture, family traditions, and why reinventing the wheel is the key to longevity in the hospitality industry. In the 1950s, Lygon Street, or “Little Italy” as it’s known in Melbourne, was a bustling street of Italian migrants hanging outside coffee bars, reading the newspaper, and smoking cigars. On a Sunday, Guy Grossi’s father, Pietro Grossi, a Milanese migrant, would take his son to Lygon’s Caffe Sports bar and converse with everyone he passed. 
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