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Our host Venessa Barnes, Australian Pork, is joined by Martin Macinnes chef and teacher at TAFE Queensland to discuss his culinary journey in this episode of Talking Pork and All Things Foodservice. Born in Scotland Martin dreamed of being a Chef since a young age, and has now been in the hospitality industry for over 43 years (cooking for 31 years and teaching for 12 years). He started his apprenticeship in 1977 in a small 3 star hotel with 50 rooms with a former British army sergeant major as the head chef. Martin’s career saw him work in both Glasgow and then London where he worked in high end venues including 5 Star Hotels. Martin has entered many culinary competitions which have helped shape and grow his culinary career. In 1995 Martin migrated to Australia which continued to see him work in many reputable venues. Unfortunately one day Martin had an accident at work which required a knee reconstruction however the operation did not work out as planned. While he was off recovering he studied for the Cert IV training and assessing and ended up as a TAFE teacher, teaching commercial cookery. Martin has a goal and passion for revitalising the Australian Culinary Federation in Queensland and focusing on young chefs as he strives to nurture them in the ways of life, progress, mental health, trends and talent. To get in contact email us at inspired@australianpork.com.au Note: During this time of turbulence and uncertainty we decided to release this podcast which was pre recorded COVID-19. We hope that just for an hour you take comfort and inspiration from Martin’s journey through the culinary world. We hope you enjoy this as much as we have enjoyed sharing this with you.