Kelli Brett - Cuisine Editor, Director Women in Food & Drink NZ
Kelli is the editor and owner of New Zealand’s iconic and much-loved food and wine magazine Cuisine and Director of Slick & Sassy Media Ltd. An award-winning journalist and broadcaster Kelli sits on the judging panels for some of the world’s most prestigious restaurant rating lists...
Özlem Warren - Sebze: Vegetarian Recipes from My Turkish Kitchen
Özlem Warren is an award winning Turkish food writer and cookery teacher. She frequently travels to teach Turkish cookery in the USA, Türkiye, and Jordan. Her recipes and articles are published in major newspapers and magazines, including...
Brett McGregor - MasterChef winner
Brett McGregor's remarkable culinary journey has taken him from Masterchef NZ to becoming an acclaimed author of 3 award winning cookbooks. His passion for food is fueled by his love for travel and people, continuously refining his craft in some of the world's best kitchens…
Andy Hearnden - Andy Cooks
Andy Hearnden, better known as Andy Cooks, is a digital chef who creates online cooking videos for his 14 million subscribers across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Awarded YouTube Australia’s Top Creator in 2023, Andy creates educational, entertaining food videos to help inspire people to cook better food at home. Known for his signature “Hey Babe” and “Order’s Up”…
Matt Preston - TV presenter, radio host, columnist, author, singer (ok, that’s enough)
Matt Preston is an award-winning food writer, TV presenter and radio host. He has written ten books including 8 best-selling cookbooks. And his columns in NewsCorp magazines and all metro mastheads are read by over 2.8m Australians every week. For 11 years he was one of the judges on the record-breaking MasterChef Australia and subsequently has worked on My Kitchen Rules, Plate of Origin…