Ben Bayly
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
[edit | edit source]Ben 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
[edit | edit source]In 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]
The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes
[edit | edit source]In 2023, Bayly, partnered by dementia expert Lynette Tippett, embarked on opening a pop-up fine dining restaurants staffed by eight volunteers all suffering from Parkinson's disease or dementia and Alzheimer's.[4][5] In 2024, Bayly expanded the group to 10 working-age volunteers all with early onset dementia in his new restaurant - Origine Restaurant at InterContinental Hotel on 1 Queen Street, a walking distance from Ahi restaurant, Commercial Bay.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Bayly is married. He and his wife have children.[6] He embarked on becoming an advocate for degenerative diseases after his maternal grandmother died in 2022 from dementia.[5]
References
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