Celebrated Sydney chef and founder of the successful Japanese fusion brand Ume Kerby Craig has died. 9News
The 38-year-old had worked at Michelin star restaurants in the United Kingdom and Canada before returning home to dominate the local food scene.LIVE UPDATES:"Kerby strived to live out his passions and worked tirelessly to make Ume what it is today, bringing joy and fun to people through good food.Craig began his career in hospitality at just 15 after dropping out of school and worked at famed Japanese-Australian chef Tetsuya Wakuda's restaurant in Rozelle.
In 2012 he opened fine-dining Japanese restaurant Ume in Surry Hills. This eventually morphed into a fusion burger joint which closed in 2021 after the lease expired. "Through establishing Sydney's premier fast-casual Japanese burger restaurant, Kerby created a living legacy that tens of thousands of foodies have experienced and loved, and will continue to across two landmark venues with a future vision we hope to deliver on."
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