Bestest Chef de Mission
Guillaume Brahimi
Guillaume Brahimi
Our star Chef de Mission, Guillaume Brahimi, hand picks some of Australia's leading chefs who all volunteer their time to come and cook for guests at our Bestest Gala Dinners.
Guillaume is one of Australia's leading amd most acclaimed chefs, having launched Bistro Guillaume Sydney in 2016, By 1998, the restaurant had joined an elite group in being awarded Three Hats from the Australian Good Food Guide. And in January 2021 Brahimi was appointed by Crown Sydney as its culinary ambassador helping to promote its dining precinct .
Guillaume is also the host of SBS's food series, Plat du Tour, which airs during the coverage of the Tour de France. He has written food columns and articles for The Sydney Morning Herald and other publications.
Outside of life in the food industry, Brahimi is known to be an avid rugby fan.
Meet Our Bestest Chefs
Bestest would not exist without the generous support of our Bestest Chefs, who all volunteer their time, and that of their staff, to cook for our guests at our major fundraisers, the Bestest Gala Dinners.
The following chefs cooked at our 2024 Gala Dinner, and we sincerely thank them:
Guillaume Brahimi |
Guillaume Group
Josh Niland |
Saint Peter
Neil Perry | Margaret
Matt Moran | Aria
Manu Feildel
Peter Gilmore |
Quay
Jordan Toft |
Merivale
Jacqui Challinor |
NOMAD Group
Dan Hong |
Merivale
Darren Robertson |
Three Blue Ducks
Giovanni Pilu |
Pilu at Freshwater
Nelly Robinson | nel.
Alessandro Pavoni |
Ormeggio
Ross Lusted |
Woodcut
Ben Williamson |
Agnes
Steven Snow | Fins
Lennox Hastie |
Firedoor
Alan Stuart |
Oncore
Bestest Gala Dinners
“I don’t know of anywhere else in the world where such a successful fundraing Gala Dinner, or anything like it, is done”, Guillaume Brahimi, Chef de Mission, Bestest.
At our Bestest Gala Dinners, each one of our Bestest Chefs is stationed alongside an individual table, where they cook, and plate up, right in front of 10 Bestest friends and supporters.
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At the 2024 Bestest Gala Dinner, some $1.2 million was raised to support
the Bestest Foundation in its vital work.
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