Cradling a coffee, Jane Strode, 44, sits at the kitchen table of her high-rise apartment in North Sydney. JAMES BRICKWOOD 'I know the hospitality industry is gruelling and hard and you're working when everyone else is playing, but it's a calling,' says Jane Strode. "I know the hospitality industry is gruelling and hard and you're working when everyone else is playing," Jane says. As the newly appointed head chef, Strode was charged with maintaining the three hats it had garnered under the leadership of industry legend Philippe Mouchel. Like most chefs, Meiers kept his head down and pushed on through.

Source: Stuff July 21, 2019 01:52 UTC