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
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
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
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
Bayly is married. He and his wife have children.[6] He embarked on becoming an advocate for degenerative diseases after his maternal grandmother passed away in 2022 from dementia.[5]
References
- ^ "Ben Bayly's kitchen rules". 15 August 2014.
- ^ Simich, Ricardo (13 September 2020). "Spy: My Kitchen Rules TV chef Ben Bayly opens new restaurant in Commercial BAy". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Hurley, Bevan (20 September 2020). "Tip Top orders Ben Bayly's new fine dining restaurant to stop calling its ice cream dessert a Trumpet". Stuff. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b Reitsma, Bethany (14 October 2024). "The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes season 2: Kiwis with early-onset dementia take over Ben Bayly's Origine". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ a b Ward, Tara (21 June 2023). "Review: The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes is reality TV with purpose". The Spinoff. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Michele Hewitson interview: Ben Bayly