Food Stylist
Television Chef
Graphic Designer
MY SKILLS
– Food Styling with an eye for layout and design
– Food photography and video editing
– Digital assets creation and management
– Graphic design / Website development
– Proficient in: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, LumaFusion
– Television chef with strong interpersonal skills
– Recipe development, plating and presentation
– Specializing in Asian, Italian cuisine, modern classics and desserts
MY BACKGROUND
Collaborative Projects
2018 – Present
Collaboration projects with brands such as Thermomix, Scanpan, Swissmar, Oscar Wiley; appearances on shows including The Social, Your Morning and The Marilyn Denis Show.
Working closely with other creatives such as Kevin Clark Studios in Vancouver, Canada and Jimmy Wong Eats in Sydney, Australia.
Television Chef – A is for Apple, season 2
Nov 2017 – Currently on Crave TV
Cooking creatively with select ingredients on Gusto TV’s original series. Filmed in Ottawa, Canada.
Culinary Competitor – Masterchef Australia, season 8
Aug 2015 – Jul 2016
Competed until episode #47 under mentors such Heston Blumenthal, Curtis Stone, Nigella Lawson and Marco Pierre White. Winner of 2nd chance challenge in episode #33, finishing Top 9. Filmed in Melbourne, Australia.
Family restaurant support
1984 – 1992
From washing dishes, to serving and hospitality. Restaurants include: Kim Sang Collaroy, Crows Nest Chinese, Mona Vale Chinese, Wongs in Dee Why, Golden Singapore Brookvale (Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia).
Multimedia, Web & Graphic Design
2008 – Present
Continuously working in Website Design, Magazine Layout, Photography, Video Editing.
Studied:
Website Design, Information Technology – Challenger Institute of Technology, Perth, Australia (2008 – 2009)
Graphic Design, Applied Arts – Enmore Design School, Sydney, Australia (1990 – 1992)
Actress – Australia & Canada
1991 – Present
Continuously working across film, television and commercial projects (see my showreel below).
What sets Theresa apart is her rare combination of food styling expertise and a strong design and digital background — making her a seamless creative partner from concept to final asset.
…Where food meets creativity, that’s where you’ll find me.
Food has always been all around me. As the daughter of dedicated restaurateurs and married into an Italian family, it was never just meals — it was culture, love, and connection on a plate.
After school I built a career in web and graphic design alongside acting and raising three kids. But when life slowed down, one question kept surfacing: what else brings me joy?
Food. It always was.
Completely hooked on MasterChef Australia, I turned that obsession into action. I competed on Season 8 alongside my brother Jimmy, making us the first siblings ever on the show. Training under Heston Blumenthal, Nigella Lawson, Marco Pierre White and others felt like the most delicious bootcamp imaginable.
One door opened another. Hosting A is for Apple on GustoTV as a TV chef taught me how to truly communicate through food — weaving together storytelling, technique, and presence in a way that strengthened everything I’d learned.
