Jake is the co-owner and Head Chef of arkhé in Adelaide, the state’s first open-flame restaurant.

At the age of 16, in a small restaurant on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, Jake Kellie discovered a fire and passion for cooking. Born in New South Wales, Kellie studied commercial cooking at TAFE Hunter and Central Coast before travelling overseas to cook alongside and learn from some of the world’s best cooks. His career includes time with culinary heavyweights such as Heston Blumenthal (The Fat Duck, United Kingdom) Brett Graham (The Ledbury, Notting Hill), Scott Pickett (Estelle, Melbourne), Matt Moran (Aria, Sydney).

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