Name: Ben Shewry is Going to Die
Start: 2024-10-15
End: 2024-10-15
Location: The Wheeler Centre

Renowned chef and Attica restaurateur Ben Shewry contemplates his culinary legacy and the inevitability of mortality with host Marieke Hardy.

Ben Shewry knows obsession well. It’s what has propelled his innovative Melbourne restaurant, Attica, to national and global acclaim. His new memoir-meets-manifesto, Uses for Obsession: A (Chef’s) Memoir, is a reflection on leadership, hospitality and humanity, and an unforgettable look inside the sometimes-brutal world of cheffing.

Shewry joins host Marieke Hardy for this special live episode of Hardy’s podcast, Marieke Hardy is Going to Die. They’ll plan Shewry’s dream funeral and reflect on navigating life’s ebbs and flows: from creative freedom and culinary sustainability to the cult of the chef and cooking as muse.

Hear from a restaurateur and a raconteur as they contemplate one of the only certainties in life – that we’re all going to die. Someday.

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Event and Ticketing Details

Dates & Times

Tuesday 15 October

6.30pm-7.30pm

Tickets

$64.00

Full + Book

$55.00

Concession + Book

$55.00

Under 30 + Book

$29.00

Full

$20.00

Concession

$20.00

Under 30

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Location

The Wheeler Centre

176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

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Accessibility

Accessible toilets available

Assistive Listening

Auslan interpreting available by-request

Companion tickets available

Registered Assistance Animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

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Additional Notes

The bookseller for this event is Readings.

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Featuring

Ben Shewry

Ben Shewry is an internationally renowned chef, restaurateur, husband, father, son, brother, friend and creative obsessive. He tries to be direct, honest, respectful, loving, silly, resilient and real. His CV includes owner ...

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Marieke Hardy

Marieke Hardy is a curator, screenwriter, artist, and producer. She has penned columns for The Age, The Drum, and Frankie magazine, and written for many television shows, including Laid, Barons, The Family Law, Heartbreak ...