Shannon Bennett was born on 23 November 1975 and is an Australian chef and author.
12 Facts About Shannon Bennett
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Shannon Bennett is best known as the head chef of restaurant Vue de Monde at Melbourne's Rialto Tower.
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Shannon Bennett has made many appearances as a guest judge on the popular cooking show MasterChef Australia.
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Shannon Bennett has appeared on a number of Australian food television shows and he is a brand ambassador for Miele and Audi and Nespresso.
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Together with classmate Curtis Stone, Shannon Bennett realised a passion for cooking and he was introduced to the restaurant trade by his uncle Tom.
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Shannon Bennett completed his apprenticeship at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne before working overseas and then returning to Melbourne to open Vue de monde.
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Shannon Bennett was in a relationship with Australian actress Madeleine West from 2005 to 2018.
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Shannon Bennett trained at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne for 3 years as an apprentice before working for John Burton Race for 2 years, Marco Pierre White for over 2 years, and Alain Ducasse at Hotel de Paris for a year.
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Shannon Bennett was invited to be the first Australian member of the associations Jeunes Restaurateurs D'Europe and Le Grand Tables Du Monde.
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In 2007 Shannon Bennett was a guest chef at New York's Star Chefs Congress.
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In 2018, Shannon Bennett received considerable attention in the media over a series of unpaid bills including the alleged underpayment and overworking of his staff at the Vue-de-Monde restaurant.
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The story covered concerns raised by residents regarding the current state of disrepair of the Norris building, the proposed removal of the National Trust listed Beech trees and other issues surrounding Shannon Bennett's proposed new development of the Burnham Beeches Estate in the Yarra Valley.