Our Shared Future: Junda Khoo

Join Ho Jiak chef Junda Khoo and OzHarvest for a four-course dinner at Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney, all made using up to 95% beautiful, fresh and rescued NSW produce. 

Khoo is the award-winning executive chef and co-founder of Ho Jiak – a series of beloved restaurants across Sydney and Melbourne that have helped redefine Malaysian cuisine in Australia. Celebrating rescued ingredients and social change, Khoo and Refettorio’s team will develop a unique four-course menu, with two courses from Khoo, and two from OzHarvest chefs. 

It’s part of OzHarvest’s Our Shared Future, a dinner series for Vivid Sydney, featuring seven of NSW’s most exciting chefs in one-night-only collaborations with Refettorio’s team. 

Other guests include Jade Gilmour, celebrated pastry chef; Racha Abou Al-Shamat, owner of catering company and cooking school Racha's Syrian Kitchen; Khanh Nguyen, executive chef of King Clarence; Remy Davis, head chef at Bessie's Restaurant and Alma's Bar; Lauren Elrdridge, head pastry chef at Paisano and Daughters, and Jean-Paul El Tom, co-founder and chef at Baba’s Place and Corner 75. 

But this series goes beyond exceptional dining. Our Shared Future empowers OzHarvest Nourish students to work alongside guest chefs, gaining hands-on experience in menu development, preparation, and event delivery. 

Help OzHarvest work toward a more sustainable future where food is not wasted and no one goes hungry.