Owner & Chef / Boronia Kitchen
Simon Sandall
From Market to Menu: Building a Distinctly Australian Seafood Offering
Monday 25 May 2026
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Chef's Table
Simon Sandall
Owner & Chef
Boronia Kitchen
Tawnya Bahr (Moderator)
Director & Chef
Straight To The Source
Australian Professional Chef of the Year Day 1
Monday 25 May 2026
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Australian Professional Chef of the Year
Jamie Gannon
Culinary Director
Feros Group
Claire Van Vuuren
Head chef / Owner
Bloodwood
Chris Jordan
First Nations Chef
Three Little Birds
Simon Sandall
Owner & Chef
Boronia Kitchen
Markus Werner
Culinary Director
Delaware North
John McFadden
National Sales Marketing Manager
Ecofry
Amanda Fuller
Director of F&B
Accor Group
Glenn Flood
Food Consultant
Harvest at the Pass: Lessons from Boronia Kitchen's Hyperlocal Garden
Tuesday 26 May 2026
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Chef's Table
Simon Sandall
Owner & Chef
Boronia Kitchen
Amy Colli (Moderator)
Straight To The Source
Australian Professional Chef of the Year Day 2
Tuesday 26 May 2026
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Australian Professional Chef of the Year
Jamie Gannon
Culinary Director
Feros Group
Claire Van Vuuren
Head chef / Owner
Bloodwood
Chris Jordan
First Nations Chef
Three Little Birds
Simon Sandall
Owner & Chef
Boronia Kitchen
Markus Werner
Culinary Director
Delaware North
John McFadden
National Sales Marketing Manager
Ecofry
Amanda Fuller
Director of F&B
Accor Group
Glenn Flood
Food Consultant
Winner Announcement: Australian Professional Chef of the Year
Tuesday 26 May 2026
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Australian Professional Chef of the Year
Jamie Gannon
Culinary Director
Feros Group
Claire Van Vuuren
Head chef / Owner
Bloodwood
Chris Jordan
First Nations Chef
Three Little Birds
Simon Sandall
Owner & Chef
Boronia Kitchen
Markus Werner
Culinary Director
Delaware North
John McFadden
National Sales Marketing Manager
Ecofry
Amanda Fuller
Director of F&B
Accor Group
Glenn Flood
Food Consultant
