Celebrated Melbourne chef dies at 59

Legendary Australian chef hailed a 'visionary' following death at 59

Highly respected Melbourne chef Teage Ezrad has died at the age of 59 after a battle with a neurological disease.Ezard burst onto the Australian culinary scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and ran well-known Melbourne restaurants Ezard and Gingerboy, with the former winning The Age's Best New Restaurant of the Year award when it first opened.However, Ezard began to step away from the restaurant world during the COVID-19 pandemic as he bega…

Celebrated Melbourne chef dies at 59

Teage Ezard, the chef responsible for venues including Gingerboy and Ezard, was diagnosed with an incurable neurological disease in 2024.