Alastair McLeod
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Alastair McLeod | |
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| Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. |
| Mother | Candy Devine |
| Culinary career | |
Television show | |
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. Alastair also hosts his own food show ″Off the Eaten Track″ that has screened in Australia, Asia, and New Zealand.[3]
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he is the son of Australian singer Candy Devine.[4] He credits his love of cooking and food to his multicultural background of Torres Strait Islander, Sri Lankan, Danish, Filipino[5] and Spanish ancestry.[6]
Alastair worked in several Michelin listed restaurants in Europe, including the Roscoff in Belfast (working for Paul Rankin),[7] and Da Giovanni restaurant in Turin, Italy, as well as other venues in Scotland and France.[8]
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.[citation needed]