Adrian Richardson

Adrian Richardson is an Australian chef and television presenter. Richardson has hosted a number of food shows and is most widely known for being the Bad Chef in Good Chef Bad Chef and appearing with chefs Manu Feildel, Gary Mehigan and Miguel Maestre in Boys Weekend. He is owner and head chef at the La Luna restaurant in North Carlton and Bouvier Bar in Brunswick, Melbourne.^{[1] [2]}

Adrian Richardson
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Chef, restaurateur, television presenter
Known for	Good Chef Bad Chef

Career

Richardson started working in cafes to pay for pilot lessons. He obtained his pilots license when he was 16.^[1]

Chef

Richardson started in Melbourne at the Victoria Arts Centre and has worked at Le Restaurant at The Regent Hotel, and O’Connell's Hotel with Greg Malouf.^[1]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Jamie's Kitchen Australia	Guest	[3]
2009	Boys Weekend	Presenter	13 episodes
	The Circle	Guest	[3]
	Mornings	Guest	[3]
	9am with David & Kim	Guest	[3]
2011–2023	Good Chef Bad Chef	Presenter	844 episodes[3]
	Secret Meat Business	Presenter
2012	MasterChef Australia All-Stars	Guest chef
2013	Iron Chef America	Guest chef
2016	The Outback Steakhouse, USA	Presenter	[3]
2018	Richos Bar Snacks	Presenter

Books

• MEAT, Hardcover (2008):
• The Good Life, Pan Macmillan, Hardcover (2011).

Personal life

Richardson has a family history of chefs. He went to school at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School. His grandfather ran the Balzac restaurant in East Melbourne and he has uncles who were also chefs.^[4]