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Michael McAulay

Chef · Creator — Modern fine dining; Nordic technique.

Listed with the chefs in Melbourne.

Michael McAulay is head chef at Yiaga; previously Vue de Monde and Noma.

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• Broadsheet Melbourne, 'Where Chefs Eat: 27 Top Chefs on the Best Wine Bars and Restaurants for a Snack and a Glass' (Audrey Payne, Dan Cunningham) ↗their pick · 2026-06-19
  • The Standard HotelFitzroy

    “Without sounding like a philistine, can I say a pub? I spend most of my drinking time in Goldy's Tavern in Collingwood or The Standard in Fitzroy.”