From the Kitchen
Tim got into cooking by copying a recipe from a mate's mum. It stuck. He went on to work at Dimmattina's on Lygon Street. He's also worked in a kitchen serving about 400–600 covers. By twenty-one, he was head chef, in Brisbane. He has also earned a Chef’s Hat.
But the restaurant industry took its toll. Long hours, high pressure, and a culture of excess led to years of substance abuse and self-destruction.