Alastair McLeod explained
Alastair McLeod is a Northern Ireland-Australian celebrity chef[1] He is a regular guest on Ready Steady Cook, Queensland Weekender[2] and ABC Radio.[3] Alastair also hosts his own food show ″Off the Eaten Track″ that has screened in Australia, Asia, and New Zealand.[4]
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he is the son of Australian singer Candy Devine.[5] He credits his love of cooking and food to his multicultural background of Torres Strait Islander, Sri Lankan, Danish, Filipino[6] and Spanish ancestry.[7]
Alastair worked in several Michelin listed restaurants in Europe, including the Roscoff in Belfast (working for Paul Rankin),[8] and Da Giovanni restaurant in Torino, Italy, as well as other venues in Scotland and France.[9]
He is the former executive chef of Bretts Wharf Restaurant and Tank Restaurant and Bar in Brisbane.
He now owns and runs Al'FreshCo, a Brisbane catering company.[3]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Love food, will travel. UQ News.
- Web site: Queensland Weekender . 29 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706111152/http://www.queenslandweekender.com.au/gsec2cqw/story.asp?weekID=665&storyID=3162 . 6 July 2011 . dead .
- Web site: Biography.
- Web site: Off the Eaten Track . 16 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108185329/http://offtheeatentrack.tv/ . 8 January 2014 . dead .
- News: Me and my health: Candy Devine. Belfasttelegraph . www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- Web site: Alastair McLeod - off the Eaten Track . 16 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020095141/http://offtheeatentrack.tv/show/alastair.asp . 20 October 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
- News: The Cooks behind the Chefs . Bmag Magazine . 3 December 2013 . Goltz, Helen . 44–45.
- Web site: Host and Chefs Biographies - Ready Steady Cook . 29 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100611070312/http://readysteadycook.ten.com.au/chefs.htm . 11 June 2010 . dead .
- Web site: Our Chef « Bretts Wharf . 29 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100328104651/http://www.brettswharf.com.au/restaurant/about-us/our-chef . 28 March 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
