Luke Latimer Is owner and Executive Chef of Onesta Cucina, Bowral

 

Luke Latimer Is owner and Executive Chef of Onesta Cucina, Bowral. With an extensive knowledge and passion for Italian seasonal cooking, Luke Latimer and his wife Gemma moved to the Southern Highlands region for the simple life and have never looked back.

Luke has been working in the hospitality industry for just over twelve years after honing his skills working in a number of Sydney's top eateries including Fuel Bistro, Fratelli Paradiso and of course Cafe Sopra.

Growing up in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, Luke got a taste for cooking at an early age - Living in an apartment above his Uncle's Bondi Restaurant how could he not, often hanging around the kitchen sampling the food and chatting to the chefs.

In his early 20's he headed off to England to play professional cricket. When he returned to Australia, he enrolled in a commercial cooking course at Ryde TAFE, working at the City Marina Cafe in Darling Harbour during his training - he made head chef at the Cafe just before the 2000 Olympics.

With a good grounding in fast, simple food Luke left Sydney in 2006 and moved to Bowral to start a family and his own honest kitchen, Onesta Cucina.