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COREY REID

He’s done pop-up eateries from Woy Woy to London and worked at Noma and Momofuku Seiobo. Reid is now working at Flying Fish before joining Stephen Seckold at ramen restaurant Salaryman. Flying Fish, Lower Deck, Jones Bay Wharf, 21 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont 2009. 02 9518 6677. flyingfish. com.au. Dinner Mon-Sat 6-10.30pm; lunch Tue-Sun noon-2.30pm.

IBRAHIM KASIF

Kasif has what Ben and Elvis call “a sixth sense when it comes to cooking with charcoal and fire.” Responsible for cooking the beef cuts at Porteño, he makes one of the best dishes there: the skirt steak. He’s opening his own restaurant, Stanbuli, later this year. Porteño, 358 Cleveland St, Surry Hills 2010. 02 8399 1440. porteno.com.au. Tue-Sat 6pm-late.

FABIAN MUCKE

Mucke has been at Nel since it opened, and is now conceiving entire dishes. What a pedigree he has, having worked at Michelin-starred restaurants across Europe, including Hangar-7 Ikarus in Austria. Nel, 75 Wentworth Ave, Sydney 2000. 02 9212 2206. www.nelrestaurant.com.au. Dinner TueSat 6pm-late; lunch Thu, Fri noon-3pm.

JACK NEW

New has cheffed at Sokyo, Café Sydney, Pier and Ananas, as well as at his own café, Maslow’s. But it’s his refined fusion of Nordic and Japanese flavours at Edition that has caught our eye. Edition Coffee Roasters, 265 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst 2010. www.editioncoffeeroasters.com. Mon-Fri 7am-3.30pm; Sat, Sun 8am-3.30pm.