Dezi Madafferi
Dezi Madafferi is an avid homecook who first graced our television screens on Channel 7’s Plate of Origin, where her ‘Team Greece’ recipes won her team the competition.
Dezi’s easy-to-make Mediterranean recipes inspire and are loved by, not only her 31,000 followers on Instagram, but equally a number of reputable brands. She has worked with the likes of Tasman Butchers on a monthly basis creating and sharing family-friendly recipes, Sussan’s on their Christmas and Mother’ Day Campaigns, Westinghouse small appliances, Lilydale, Prahran Market and Sun Rice.
As a mother of two girls, a wife and owner of ‘Dezi cooks seasoning range’, Dezi enjoys keeping recipes simple and attainable for families and entertaining. It is this authenticity that has helped Dezi to build a loyal following online.
Jerry Mai
Jerry Mai is one of the first chefs to bring authentic Vietnamese flavours to Melbourne’s kitchens. She continues to be a culinary leader whose paddock to plate ethos and no-fuss attitude is winning friends and fans in Melbourne and afield. Jerry currently owns several restaurants in Melbourne including Bia Hoi, Pho Nom and Annam, and her Pop up over 2020 Summer at Ocean Eight Winery was a massive success, further cementing her as a force in Melbourne’s hospitality industry.
In 2020, Jerry became a regular co-host of SBS Food’s Asia Unplated with Diana Chan, and she also appeared on My Market Kitchen, Everyday Gourmet and Masterchef Australia.
Jerry spent her early years at some of Melbourne’s best known and most respected Asian-accented restaurants - Longrain (2006), Seamstress (2007) and Gingerboy (2008-9). Jerry has learnt from the best in the business and brings the training and expertise from these popular kitchens and busy chefs to everything that she does.