If you get a visa, you can cook anywhere, says globe-trotting Hobart chef Jack Donohoe
HOBART chef Jack Donohoe is living proof that a job in hospitality can take you around the world.
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HOBART chef Jack Donohoe is living proof that a job in hospitality can take you around the world.
His latest venture, One Star House Party — the name is a spoof on three-star Michelin locales — sees Jack and two partners pack frying pans, kitchen aids, cooking gear and fold-up tables into suitcases and fly to exotic locations around the planet to set up pop-up restaurants.
They open a pop-up for five to seven days before they pack their bags and head on to the next location.
They hop from country to country looking for new culinary experiences — to taste the food, see how it is produced and feed it back to locals, One Star House Party style. “It’s good food but it’s not confined to fine dining — it’s just like a house party,’’ Jack said.
The 25-year-old former Calvin Christian high school student left Elizabeth College in year 11 after placements in restaurants through a VET course.
Jack said he was excited by “the thrill of the service and it just kind of took off from there.”
“It took me a few years to form a real understanding of it — to really appreciate it.”
His first job was at the former Marque IV on Elizabeth St Pier before setting off for London.
“Hospitality is a really flexible career because, as long as you can get a visa, you can cook anywhere.”
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He worked at a modern gastropub in Fulham, co-owned by Australian Brett Graham who also owns The Ledbury in Notting Hill — ranked the 20th best restaurant in the world and the best in Britain three years in a row.
“A lot of young people do that — there’s a lot of Aussie chefs there. It’s a good environment with a big variety of restaurants.”
Jack’s team has set up in Seoul, Taipei, San Francisco, New York City and Hong Kong — next stop is Beijing.
“It sounds kind of haphazard but things kinda fall into place.”
Jack is also the photographer for the group’s adventures on their blog at www.onestarhouseparty.com
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Originally published as If you get a visa, you can cook anywhere, says globe-trotting Hobart chef Jack Donohoe
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