WARREN MENDES

TV PRESENTER, CHEF, FOOD STYLIST

2022 was an exciting year in media for Warren Mendes. He created and starred in his first TV Series; the food travel series Food Trail: South Africa on Network 10, appeared in The Women’s Weekly Christmas Special and entertained us with regular cooking segments on Studio 10.

This year is already another great one for the popular and amiable Warren, with the second season of Food Trail in production and a cookbook based on the series due for release for Christmas. Warren has also signed on to be an ambassador for IKEA. Having worked behind the scenes for many years, Warren has emerged to be a formidable talent, he is constantly evolving by travelling and looking for inspiration. His forte is to create recipes from around the world and then translate them into achievable recipes for the home cook. This has made Warren one of the most sought-after food experts in Australia.

Having amassed a wealth of experience working in numerous restaurants and catering in he UK and Australia, Warren is the go-to for many of Australia’s most popular chefs for his expertise and help with writing their recipes. He has an impressive resume working with the likes of Matt Preston, George Colombaris, Gary Mehigan as well as contributing numerous recipes to the annual delicious cookbooks. In 2013 Warren became the Food Editor for delicious magazine, working with some of the most prominent chefs in the Australian food scene including, Shannon Bennet, Matt Moran, Kylie Kwong and Colin Fassnidge. He still contributes to delicious Magazine as well as working as a food specialist across multiple titles and brands. Warren has appeared in over 40 videos for the delicious brand and has made guest appearances on Justine Schofield’s Everyday Gourmet, My Market Kitchen, Adam Liaw’s The Cook Up, as well as regular cooking segments on Studio 10.

Warren works across print and video, creating recipes, styling and producing content for editorial and advertising brands. He also works closely with chefs and cooks such as Matt Preston collaborating with recipe development, cooking demonstrations and executing dining events around the world. As part of this Warren works with chefs and brands on menu design and food pairing. When it comes to produce, Warren has also had the privilege of working for 6 years on the delicious Produce Awards. During the Produce Awards, Warren worked closely with chefs such as Maggie Beer, Ala Wolf Tasker and Peter Gilmore to test and taste Australia’s best produce for the year.