Sam joined MLA in 2014 and has since travelled across Australia and the globe promoting and celebrating the quality and diversity of premium Australian red meat.
Inspiring audiences to think about meat in a way they never had before, Sam acts as the critical link between the Australian red meat industry and some of its most important consumers.
His expertise in large scale catering environments has enabled him to educate Australian red meat users on plate costs, product development and extracting value from the whole carcase.
This included working with McDonald’s Japan on new sandwich concepts using Australian red meat alongside their traditional burger offerings and enabling other quick service restaurants and retailers to present smaller primal cuts to suit the growing convenience trend.
In this Zoom event Sam will create a menu for attendees to cook along at home, while sharing insights into the red meat industry, as well as some stories from his travels around the world.
As restrictions begin to ease, YARN is encouraging beef lovers to gather a few friends join in an online Cook Up with Sam Burke.
Event Details
When: 6pm, Thursday 4 June 2020
Partnered with: Rural Press Club Queensland
Chef: Sam Burke, Corporate Chef and Foodservice Business Manager
Cost: Free, however, registration is required as tickets are limited – Register here
Check out the recipe here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x4HX6U9ptwkEEP5Eh0abr0rNRbRFZRoE/view?usp=sharing
Sam Burke:
Starting out as an apprentice chef Sam worked his way up the catering trade in butcher shops, corporate, leisure and sporting events including the Olympics and Rugby World Cup, before joining one of Australia’s largest commercial catering companies for 20 years.
Trading catering halls for beef and boardrooms, Sam took over the executive chef reins at Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) in 2014 and has since travelled across Australia and the globe promoting and celebrating the quality and diversity of premium Australian red meat to the wider community.
Globally, Sam has cooked for thousands ranging from trade shows in Asia, wagyu experts in Japan, politicians, sports stars, musicians in Australia and most recently at the Queen’s Young Achievers annual celebration at the Australian High Commission in London.
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