Shane Osborn

Shane Osborn is the head chef and co-owner of Charlotte Street's two Michelin starred Pied à Terre in London. The first Australian chef ever to gain Michelin status, Osborn received his second star in 2004 for his modern European cuisine at the leading London restaurant and remains the only Australian chef with two Michelin stars.

Born in Perth, the 38-year-old got his first exposure to the rudiments of French cooking during the 1980s in the heavily French-influenced Perth restaurant scene. Determined to expand both his knowledge and experience, he left Australia in the early 1990's and headed to Europe. In 1996, his odyssey brought him to London, where he accepted a position to work under Marcus Wareing, at the newly opened L'Oranger in St. James's.

Osborn was hooked on London's vibrant restaurant scene and made it his home. Leaving L'Oranger, he worked for a period as junior sous chef at the two Michelin star The Square in Mayfair before finally joining Pied à Terre in 1998. His reputation for excellence brought him international recognition when he was awarded the 2007 Readers Choice at The San Pellegrino Worlds 50 Best Restaurant Awards, organised by Restaurant magazine, UK. In 2008 Osborn joined fellow Michelin-starred chefs representing UK gastronomy at the international chef's congress Identita Golose.

Shane Osborn on Tasmanian produce:

Shane Osborn said: "I am looking forward to using the wonderful fresh, natural produce Tasmania has to offer - and particularly excited about cooking with the Tasmanian ocean trout and leatherwood honey which I have heard so much about.

"Like all chefs I believe high quality ingredients are the key to any dish and, with Tasmania's fertile soils, pure rainfall and some of the cleanest air and waters on earth, I can't wait to discover the local produce."