Corby-Sue has been feeding people since the tender age of 10! This is when her classically-trained chef father first put a knife in her hand, teaching her how to chiffonade and brunoise with the best of them. Corby-Sue would leverage this skill-set, coupled with a lifelong passion in all things culinary, into a 25+ year career in the food industry.

Originally from Australia, Corby-Sue has long considered herself a global citizen, having called Sydney, Toronto, London, England and New Zealand home.

Corby-Sue opened her first boutique catering business in Toronto in 1998, The Decadent Martini and after an ‘event-full’ six years and hundreds of memorable client moments, she made the decision to return home to her beloved Sydney, Australia.

In 2004, Corby-Sue opened her successful Specialty Food Store & Cafe, Neumanns Kitchen. This is where she learned the importance of knowing how and where to source local quality ingredients and celebrated them in reimagined classics from her childhood. Corby-Sue lived by the mantra, ‘If it’s good enough for my family, it’s good enough to put on the shelves!’ With this mindset and a genuine love of helping people to eat well in their homes, Corby-Sue expanded her food footprint to include a Personal Chef Service, Prepared Home Delivered Meals and a Boutique Catering Company, Corby-Sue & Co., for small to midsize events. The welcome addition of her two children also provided a new lens. Corby-Sue saw a gap in kids holiday programs and created the popular Kids Cooking Time!, as well as Mums and Bubs Cooking Workshops where she encouraged food as a language to first-time parents.

In 2017, Corby-Sue returned to her other home, Toronto, after more than a decade down under. She soon found her place in a new part of the commercial food industry, and has the daily joy of collaborating with a merry band of culinary experts, creating tasty at-home food experiences. Focus on convenience and sustainable practices are key!

Having honed her skills as a Chef, experienced the highs and lows of being a Founder of several small businesses, and continued to work as a regular contributor of food content across different media platforms, both here in Canada and Australia, Corby-Sue says her most rewarding role to date is that of Mum.

When not reading cookbooks, painting or sharing food stories in her podcast, On the Tip of My Fork, Corby-Sue can be found preparing and sharing a meal with her two favourite people; her son and daughter!