Ben Shewry

Ben Shewry
Chefs Andrew McConnell (left) and Ben Shewry (right) at Australia's Top Restaurants Awards
Born	Ben Shewry 1977 (age 39–40) Waitara, New Zealand
Spouse(s)	Natalia Shewry
Website	www.attica.com.au
Culinary career
Cooking style	Australian, Contemporary
Rating(s) Good Food Guide
Current restaurant(s) Attica
Television show(s) Chef's Table
Award(s) won Restaurant of The Year (Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards 2015) Best Restaurant in Australia (San Pellegrino's World's 50 Best Restaurants 2014) 3 Hats (The Age Good Food Guide 2014) Restaurant of The Year (The Age Good Food Guide 2009, 2012, 2014) Chef of The Year (The Age Good Food Guide 2011, 2014)

Ben Shewry (born 1977) is a New Zealand-born chef and owner of Attica restaurant.

Shewry grew up on the North Island of New Zealand in the North Taranaki town of Waitara. His food is influenced by his childhood upbringing in the natural surroundings of North Taranaki. Shewry was one of six chefs featured in the inaugural season of the Netflix original documentary Chef's Table. In the documentary his life, struggles, and inspiration for cooking are detailed. His cooking philosophy is deeply rooted in using native ingredients readily available. The use of ingredients native to Australia in a top restaurant was a new idea that was not widely accepted initially, making it difficult for his restaurant to garner a following. Eventually, his unorthodox style of cooking was recognized by locals and critics, and today Attica has received several prestigious awards and attracts top chefs from around the world.