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Wanitha was born to cook! Her father was the Head Chef for the Kedah Royal Family in Malaysia. Some of her earliest memories are of being on a stool, learning the difference between sour, bitter, salty and sweet! She grew up working daily with her father, exploring produce markets, buying, preparing and cooking.

Growing up in Penang, Wanitha moved to Australia in 1982, started a restaurant and founded a cooking school. Her passion and enthusiasm for food and cooking soon saw her appearing at public events, leading to appearing on morning television.

Wanitha created Rhythm and Movement in Cooking – Sacred Spices, which premiered at the Sydney Opera House, using dancers, live cooking and live music to tell the story of spice in the world. Soon after, she was instrumental in the founding of Cheeky Food Group, working with Victor Pisapia to create Australia’s first team-building company using food as a platform to motivate and inspire corporate clients. Wanitha’s vibrancy, charisma, talent for cooking and love of people make others engage immediately around her message.

Recently, Wanitha was appointed Food Ambassador to the Malaysian Kitchens Programme in Australia for MATRADE and is working with SBS on developing a show.

Wanitha now works closely with VictorsFood and continues to work with large corporate clients, consulting for training events and workshops.