Benjamin 'Ben' Bayly is a New Zealand chef. Bayly is known for judging My Kitchen Rules NZ alongside Gareth Stewart. He appeared as a VIP guest during a challenge in MasterChef New Zealand season seven, episode 16.
Background
editBen Bayly grew up in Te Awamutu, his dad's side full of dairy farmers and his mum's full of Irish Catholics. He attended Te Awamutu College.[1]
Career
editIn September 2020 Bayly opened the restaurant Ahi, meaning fire in Māori, in Commercial Bay.[2] A few weeks later Tip Top the restaurant sent a “cease and desist” letter for the restaurant's usage of the name Trumpet as a dessert.[3]
Personal life
editBayly is married. He and his wife have children.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ben Bayly's kitchen rules". 15 August 2014.
- ^ Simich, Ricardo (13 September 2020). "Spy: My Kitchen Rules TV chef Ben Bayly opens new restaurant in Commercial BAy". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Hurley, Bevan (20 September 2020). "Tip Top orders Ben Bayly's new fine dining restaurant to stop calling its ice cream dessert a Trumpet". Stuff. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Michele Hewitson interview: Ben Bayly
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