Josh Niland

Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland—Minister for Regional Transport and Roads)—Josh Niland was recently described as 'one of the most interesting chefs on the plant' and was recently featured on ABC's Australian Story. In the program Josh spoke of growing up in East Maitland, of his family and of his cancer battle as a young child. Josh began his food journey as an early teen, with posters of celebrity chefs on his walls. His first job was at the Brewery in Newcastle, he soon moved on to chef jobs at some of Sydney's top restaurants, at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck development kitchen and Fish Face, where his love of fish cookery began. Josh is now known worldwide as the king of gill-to-fin cooking thanks to his best-selling The Whole Fish Cookbook. Using the whole fish isn't just more sustainable, it made business sense for his restaurants. His first restaurant Saint Peter was named best new restaurant in its first year and received 2 hats. Josh and his wife Julie now run Saint Peter, two Fish Butchery fish shops, a la carte restaurant Peterman and takeaway Charcoal Fish. Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson where among the celebrity chefs singing his praises on the program, congratulations Josh on your success.