Brent Owens (born 23 August 1989) is an Australian cook. He is the winner of the sixth series of MasterChef Australia.[1] He gave $50,000 of his $250,000 prize money to fellow contestant Emelia Jackson. He wrote a cook book, Dig In!, for people who come home tired at the end of the day to make a stellar dish with minimal effort. He lives in Melton, Melbourne.
Brent Owens | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 August 1989 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Reality television cook |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | MasterChef Australia |
| Predecessor | Emma Dean |
| Successor | Billie McKay |
| Partner | Madison Ancrum |
| Awards | Winner, MasterChef Australia |
From age 18, Owens worked as a bobcat driver for Ancrum's father's excavation business. Owens bought a house at age 19.[2] He played Australian rules football for the Melton South Football Club in the Ballarat Football League.[3]
After working as a cook, Owens left Australia to pursue a career in biotechnology.[4] He is studying life science at Harvard University and is the co-founder of Vitrafy, a biotech company.[5]
References edit
- ^ "MasterChef 2014: Brent Owens wins reality TV cooking show". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Brent Owens". Tenplay. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Ballarat Football League Record" (PDF). Round 7, 2010: 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Wanis, Belinda (25 December 2021). "MasterChef Australia winners: Here's where they all are now". Yahoo!. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Our Team". Vitrafy. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
External links edit
- Brent Owens on Facebook
- http://brentowens.com.au/ Archived 4 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine