23-07-2025
Calling all applicants for the Good Food Guide's Young Chef of the Year
Promising young chefs in Victoria, NSW and the ACT – this is your moment. Young Chef of the Year presented by Smeg, awarded by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guides, is now open for applications from the next generation of cooking talent.
Previous winners include influential Australian chefs Phil Wood, Brett Graham, Lauren Eldridge and Andrew McConnell. The next Young Chef of the Year recipients will be named at the Good Food Guide Awards in Sydney and Melbourne in October, and prizes include $10,000 worth of Smeg appliances of the winners' choice, plus professional mentoring.
Finalists will also be invited to cook at special Young Chef of the Year showcase dinners in Sydney and Melbourne.
In 2024, Rockpool Bar and Grill sous-chef Luke Bourke took home the award for The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide. Meanwhile, The Age crowned Saavni Krishnan – sous-chef at Mauritian-influenced wine bar Manze – its winner.
