Speaker Profile

Dylan is an Area Chef with Australia Venue Co., managing Garden State Hotel, Yarra Botanica and State of Grace, among other iconic Melbourne pubs. Deciding to be a chef after three days of work experience in a small kitchen during high school, Dylan has trained in some of Australia's most acclaimed kitchens, such as Pier (Sydney) and Pearl (Melbourne), before heading to Europe and America to gain further experience at Noma, Alinea and Manresa.
Dylan continues to be inspired by food history and how that speaks to and shapes our culture, while trying to encourage that same curiosity in younger chefs.