Overview
- Her family said she died on 22 November in London surrounded by loved ones and asked for privacy.
- She had been treated for Merkel cell carcinoma diagnosed in 2024, undergoing major surgery that removed salivary glands and radiotherapy that blunted her sense of taste and smell.
- She rose to prominence at Petersham Nurseries, which won a Michelin star in 2011, making her the first Australian woman so honored and leading her to later call the award a “curse.”
- Her later work included founding Spring at Somerset House and serving as culinary director at Heckfield Place, where she advanced sustainability with a single‑use‑plastic ban, a 2016 Scratch menu, and a green star for Marle in 2022.
- Tributes were posted by leading chefs including Jamie Oliver, Jeremy Lee, Nigella Lawson and Kylie Kwong, and she is survived by daughters Holly and Evie and granddaughter Cyprien after her mother’s death days earlier.