Justine Schofield

Short Biography

Justine Schofield is the poster girl for today’s busy, motivated career woman. Between filming her daily food show, ‘Everyday Gourmet’ currently entering its sixth series on Channel Ten, running her high-end catering company and writing a column for taste.com.au magazine, she doesn’t have much free time. Yet somehow, Justine manages to cook at food events all over Australia and work with various charities. A fan favourite of ‘MasterChef’ series one, 6 years on Justine has well and truly established herself as a familiar and well-respected face of the Australian food and media industry.Bilingual Justine inherited a passion for French cuisine from her mother and a ‘roll up your sleeves and get stuck in attitude’ from her Aussie father. An accomplished cook in her own right, Justine’s mother taught her about the pleasures of food and ‘joie de vivre’ from a young age. After completing a diploma in hotel management and deciding it wasn’t for her, Justine set out to explore her two passions: travel and food. France in particular was calling and the more regions of the country Justine visited, the more passionate she became about her cooking heritage.When the opportunity to enter the first ‘MasterChef’ series presented itself in 2009, Justine’s skill level and ability to stay calm under pressure carried her through the gruelling audition process. Once the competition began, her cheeky ‘give it a go’ personality combined with her extensive food knowledge and resourcefulness blew the judges away.After ‘MasterChef’, Justine turned her passion for food into a full-time career.