Day: March 7, 2017

About Shannon Bennett Chef who has worked as the head chef at Melbourne s Rialto Tower and has frequently appeared on MasterChef Australia. He has more than 170,000 followers on his chefbennett23 Instagram account, He was awarded Gourmet Traveller Magazine s inaugural Best New Talent title in 2003. His restaurant Vue de Monde was awarded Restaurant of the Year…

About Scott Westerfeld American young adult and science fiction author best known for the Uglies series. He is also famous for his novels The Killing of Worlds and The Risen Empire. He attended Vassar College and got his bachelor s degree in Philosophy. His work has won numerous awards, including the Victorian Premier s Award,…

About Michael Loftus High energy and off-the-cuff comedian and writer known for his 2009 one-hour Comedy Central special You ve Changed. He is a regular on the TruTV series The Smoking Gun Presents… He was a writer on the ABC series The George Lopez Show. He was offered the position of co-producer and executive story editor on…

About Joe English American drummer best known as a member of the post-hardcore group Secrets. He and the band received immediate acclaim for their debut album, 2012 The Ascent. He began playing drums at age 10. He is self-taught. He was a member of the band A City Serene until a serious car accident left…

About Gene Scheer Opera composer and lyricist known for his compositions for such singers as Sylvia McNair, Renée Fleming, and Denyce Lawton. He collaborated with numerous other composers on such operatic pieces as To Hell and Back and Cold Mountain. After graduating from the renowned Eastman School of Music, he earned music fellowships to attend both…