Born in Haberfield, Christopher Thé has lived in Sydney all his life, training in fine dining restaurants including Bel Mondo, Claude’s and Quay. In 2008, he opened Black Star Pastry in Newtown, which quickly became a Sydney cult hit (its signature Strawberry Watermelon Cake became known as “the most Instagrammed cake in the world”). Having now sold Black Star Pastry to work on other projects, Chris’s newest venture is Hearthe, an artisan cake shop and cafe in Sydney’s Inner West. Chris’s cooking has a rustic but elegant style, influenced by the beauty of nature and native Australian ingredients. Not just a chef, Chris is also a builder of businesses and communities, with a passion for the future of food.