He has been featured in several magazines and books ranging from fine dining, food sustainability, as well a family style community kitchen garden cookbook.
Gavin originally grew up in Perth Western Australia, and completed his apprenticeship at the iconic Fraser’s Restaurant, Kings Park in the 90’s. After a Christmas bonus trip bought him to Sydney for a holiday, he fell in love with the city and moved here in 1999, with the excitement of working in Sydney for the Olympic games, and to bring in the new millennium.
He has worked at some of Sydney’s best and most awarded restaurants including Flying Fish, Bather’s Pavilion, Bambini Trust, Selah and est. and in recent years as Culinary Director and Executive Chef of Dedes Waterfront Group.
“One of the highlights of my career was cooking alongside Executive Chef Peter Doyle, at the Merivale owned and three hatted restaurant est. Working and cooking for some of the most influential people in the industry, I was able to hone my cooking, and also learnt to lead and manage a large team. This was a breaking point in my career, as after five years of this experience, I landed the position as Executive Chef of Flying Fish, and Culinary Director of Dedes Waterfront Group, where I stayed until I was able to fulfil my purpose with Westbourne Lane”