Tony Chiodo
Tony Chiodo was apprenticed at Mietta’s in Melbourne before studying at La Guida Italiana di Cucina in Milano and working in some of Italy’s top restaurants.
He began his journey into natural foods after studying ayurveda and yoga overseas., after a stint at Wild Rice Wholefoods Café, he embarked on his own adventure with Café Angelica in Kew.
He went on to qualify as a macrobiotic and Wholefoods teacher at the Kushi Institute, Boston, and through his Eating Well programs, and regular articles in The Age’s Epicure, has inspired others to integrate natural foods into their daily lives.
His recipes have also appeared in Vogue Entertaining and Travel, Vogue Living and Australian Gourmet Traveler, The Age Vegetarian Book, The Age Seafood Book and his recently released title ‘Eating Well’.
Testimonials
“Tony Chiodo brings together three important things: an Italian heritage, and all that implies in terms of innate good taste and passion when it comes to food; a broad background as a professional chef; and an infectious enthusiasm for “whole” foods and a holistic approach to what we eat. Chiodo’s is real world food with a sound ideological base”
John Lethlean - Restaurant Writer (The Age and Australian Gourmet Traveler)
“Tony Chiodo’s food has a feel good factor about it, and can easily be integrated into our everyday lifestyle, enabling you to enjoy other indulgences. Tony utilizes organic, seasonal produce and is heart felt, prepared slowly and considered. In an ever fast and increasingly unsure world, Tony brings some basic peace and nourishment to our lives. Salve!”
Ronnie Di Stasio - Café Di Stasio
“Master Class is one of the outstanding food and wine events of the Melboune Food and Wine Festival. It attracts leading food and wine presenters from around the world with some of Australia’s very best. Tony Chiodo’s presentation at this year’s Master class was a sheer celebration of the senses delivered to an amazed audience through his warm and infectious personality.”
Sylvia Johnson - Director Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
“Chiodo's food has such flavour and lush mouth feel, such overwhelming freshness, that you tend to forget the stuff is actually good for you.
Charles Wright - Journalist (The Age and The Australian)
Helen Goodwin, ND
Helen Goodwin is an experienced lecturer and Naturopath, who has been running workshops and courses in both Melbourne and her native England since 1998.
Helen has a very practical view towards eating well and understands the challenges that most people face when looking to improve their food choices.
Through lecturing and teaching, Helen has developed a unique way of communicating complex nutritional viewpoints, into easy to digest and useful knowledge.
Her classes are delivered with warmth and humour, whilst providing exceptional support and information.
Helen is currently lecturing in Melbourne, delivering cooking and nutrition workshops and running a private practice.
She also has a regular column in the Australian Natural Health Magazine and is studying a professional extension in Botanical Medicine.
Testimonials
‘Naturopath Helen Goodwin is exceptionally talented. She is totally committed to an understanding of the cause of ill health and how to remedy that’.
Editor The Insight Magazine
‘I trust her implicitly in every respect. If I recommend her professionally, I know that my clients will be in safe, caring and capable hands’.
Ron Cavedaschi ICAK – UK (member), ITEC
"Helen is incredibly knowledgeable about health and nutrition and delivers information in a manner which is easy to understand and apply".
Laini Liberman
"Helen’s nutrition course took me through a journey on a deep level into areas of my health and nutrition, which was very informative, at times confronting but always supportive and positive".
Heather O’Connell
"You (Helen) presented the workshop in a calming and friendly manner, the information came across clearly and you explained things very well'.
Mandie Greenham
"Thanks so much Helen. I really enjoyed myself on you course, your kind and warm energy is very soothing and encouraging to be around".
Sarah Watts
"Helen is a true inspiration, her knowledge and skills gently guided me through some challenging times to now enjoy a healthy diet".
Abbe Boeg