The Tetsuya's lineage
20 cooks, chefs, and hospitality professionals came through Tetsuya's in Sydney, Australia and went on to kitchens like Waku Ghin, Akuna, Le Méridien Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Automata. This is the Tetsuya's lineage — who trained here, and where they are now. Each profile links to a full career history; reach them through Guild's private relay.
20 alumni
TW
Tetsuya Wakuda
Chef-Owner · 2000–now
now: Chef-Owner, Waku Ghin
JS
Jack Stein
Cook/chef · 2011–2011
Chef
SA
Sam Aisbett
Senior Sous Chef · 2010–2012
now: Chef-Owner, Akuna, Le Méridien Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
CW
Clayton Wells
Junior sous chef · 2006–2008
now: Chef-Owner, Automata
JY
Jowett Yu
Intern / Cook · 2004–2007
now: Chef, Ho Lee Fook
DP
Dan Pepperell
Cook · 2002–2004
now: Chef-Owner, 10 William Street
DP
Dave Pynt
Chef de Partie · 2000–2004
now: Chef-Owner, Burnt Ends
CC
Charles-Antoine Crête
Stagiaire · 2000–2004
Chef-Owner
MB
Martin Benn
Senior Kitchen Role · 1999–2007
now: Chef-Owner, 67 Pall Mall Melbourne
EM
Enda McEvoy
Cook/chef · 1990–2000
now: Chef, Loam
SN
Shinobu Namae
Cook · 1990–2000
now: Chef-Owner, L'Effervescence
RN
Rishi Naleendra
Kitchen Staff
now: Chef-Owner, Camp Kera
PW
Phil Wood
chef
now: Chef, Ester
LC
Lorenzo Cogo
Short-term collaborating cook / stagiaire
now: El Coq
LE
Lauren Eldridge
now: Berowra Waters Inn (Berowra Waters, NSW)
SK
Sun Kim
Chef-owner
now: Chef-Owner, Burnt Ends
DH
Dan Hong
chef de partie
now: Chef, El Loco
KJ
Kylie Javier Ashton
Front-of-house Restaurant Role
Chef
PP
Pasi Petanen
Chef
now: Chef-Owner, Cafe Paci
VW
Vicki Wild
Front-of-house
now: Co-owner, 67 Pall Mall Melbourne