Alastair McLeod is a celebrity chef based in Brisbane

Brisbane

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 Australia

Australia

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. He is a regular guest on Ready Steady Cook

Ready Steady Cook (Australian TV series)

Ready Steady Cook is a twice Logie Award-nominated Australian cookery competition show that airs on the Ten Network. It is based on the original Ready Steady Cook series broadcast by the BBC. The format is owned by Endemol....

, Queensland Weekender and 9AM with David and Kim

Born in Belfast

Belfast

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 Northern Ireland, he is the son of singer Candy Devine

Candy Devine

Candy Devine is an Australian born broadcaster, singer, and actress. Her real name is Faye McLeod . She is presently a radio broadcaster and singer in Northern Ireland, and lives in Belfast with her husband, Donald McLeod....

. He credits his love of cooking and food to his multicultural background of Spanish, Sri Lankan, Danish, and Filipino ancestry. In his late teens he moved to Scotland, where he spent 5 years. He met his wife Andrea there.

He has previously worked in several Michelin

Michelin

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 listed in Europe, including the Roscoff in Belfast (working for Paul Rankin

Paul Rankin

Paul Rankin is a Scottish born, Northern Irish celebrity chef from Ballywalter, County Down, Northern Ireland. Born in Glasgow, Scotland his parents moved back to Ballywater, where he grew up. This was stated when he was the subject of an episode of a short programme named Proud Parents on Channel...

), and Da Giovanni restaurant in Torino, Italy, as well as other venues in Scotland and France.

He now is executive chef for Bretts Wharf Restaurant in Brisbane.

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