Lunch and connection with Chef Kishwar Chowdhury

Join your EO community for an intimate private luncheon and keynote conversation with Australian-Bengali chef, author, and advocate Chef Kishwar Chowdhury (Finalist, MasterChef Australia Season 13).

What to Expect

Kishwar captured global attention by elevating authentic, home-cooked Bengali recipes into fine dining on national television. Beyond the kitchen, she uses culinary arts as a tool for social justice, food security, and youth empowerment.

Trained under Michelin-starred leadership at Melbourne’s Ishizuka and having launched a signature residency at Tonka, Kishwar balances world-class technical precision with deep cultural heart.

Key themes Kishwar will cover over lunch:

• Identity & Heritage on a Plate: Elevating family recipes into high gastronomy without losing authenticity.

• Mastery & Discipline: Transitioning from unwritten family recipes to Michelin-level precision.

• Food as Justice & Representation: Using hospitality and storytelling for diplomacy, humanitarian support, and social empowerment.

Event timing:

• 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM: Arrival, Welcome Remarks & Entrée Service

• 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Keynote Conversation with Chef Kishwar Chowdhury

• 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Audience Q&A, Coffee & Dessert, Community Networking

Featured Speaker: Chef Kishwar Chowdhury

Chef Kishwar Chowdhury is a culinary trailblazer, author, and advocate. Named one of The Australian’s 100 Most Influential Content Creators (2022), she creates bespoke menus for heads of state and global corporate platforms.

Kishwar selectively aligns her work with causes where food performs vital community work, serving as:

• Founder: KCC Wings (providing culinary scholarships and pathways for youth in Dhaka)

• Advocate: UN World Food Programme (Bangladesh)

• Ambassador: Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (Feast for Freedom), World Vision Australia (1000 Girls), Royal Children’s Hospital (Good Friday Appeal), and Cricket Australia (Multicultural Ambassador).