“I don’t go to the opening of an envelope, so I wasn’t sure about showing everyone my personal effects, or where my lounge is,” says Gary, who is a restaurateur and chef who made his name on the popular TV show, MasterChef.
But he’s justifiably proud of the gorgeous home and the renovations he’s done on the house first built in 1886.
Gary, his wife Mandy, and their daughter Jenna, moved in four years ago and he says it felt like a family home straight away.
“It had scratches on the floorboards. It felt comfortable, like it had a spirit of its own,” says Gary.
“I love a house that feels like it’s been lived in. It’s funny really because my parents love new houses. My dad is always saying old houses are damp, they have drafts, but I love that.”
As you’d expect, the kitchen is at the heart of the house and reveals Gary as a neat freak.
“I’m very meticulous and tidy. I’m always at my daughter to wipe the bench top down, or chuck that in the dishwasher.”
Gary also loves the two entertaining areas that lead off the luxurious kitchen.
“One that opens into the back garden – I love the interaction with open spaces, I like the freedom of open spaces,” he says.
A multi award-winning journalist and editor and experienced executive, Robyn Foyster has successfully led multiple companies including her own media and tech businesses. She is the editor and owner of Women Love Tech, The Carousel and Game Changers.
A passionate advocate for diversity, with a strong track record of supporting and mentoring young women, Robyn is a 2023 Women Leading Tech Champion of Change finalist, 2024 finalist for the Samsung Lizzies IT Awards and 2024 Small Business Awards finalist.
A regular speaker on TV, radio and podcasts, Robyn spoke on two panels for SXSW Sydney in 2023 and Intel's 2024 Sales Conference in Vietnam and AI Summit in Australia. She has been a judge for the Telstra Business Awards for 8 years.
Voted one of B&T's 30 Most Powerful Women In Media, Robyn was Publisher and Editor of Australia's three biggest flagship magazines - The Weekly, Woman's Day and New Idea and a Seven Network Executive.
Her career has taken her from Sydney where she began as a copy girl at Sydney's News Ltd whilst completing a BA in Arts and Government at Sydney University, to London, LA and Auckland.
After 16 years abroad, Robyn returned to Sydney as a media executive and was Editor-in-Chief of the country's biggest selling magazine, The Australian Women's Weekly.
