Chef Nornie Bero returns to her birthplace, Mer (Murray Island), on the Torres Strait, for the Coming of the Light Festival, marking the arrival of English missionaries in 1871. Bero, known for her Melbourne restaurant Big Esso by Mabu Mabu, shares her journey from the island to the culinary world, emphasizing her commitment to promoting Indigenous Australian flavors.
On the eastern Torres Strait Island of Mer , birthplace of Eddie Mabo, children run through the beachside communal kitchen, excitement building for the Coming of the Light Festival, which marks the 1871 arrival of English missionaries.
Bero describes her late father as a “black Elvis”, always singing and playing guitar. A single dad, he raised her from 18 months of age, sending her to high school in mainland Australia, from where she went on to Europe to train in Italian and Japanese cuisine.
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