Speaker Profile

Laura Boulton is the Head Chef at Cassette; a zero-food-waste café in Kensington, Melbourne, that is located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people of the Kulin nation. From catering to award-winning venues, to not-for-profit kitchens, Laura has spent two decades in Melbourne’s hospitality sector learning and refining her own root-to-stalk ethos and making it first principle in everything she does. A fierce food waste innovator and educator to her peers and local community, Laura has been helming Cassette’s emergence as a sustainable eatery that showcases what’s possible when you prioritise local produce and maximise what’s coming through your kitchen.