Ben Ungermann (Celebrity Chef)
Cooking has always been Ben Ungermann’s passion from a young age and after a successful feature on MasterChef Australia in 2017, where he placed second – he has facilitated his love of cooking, travelling across the world from South East Asia to Europe, India and Africa between 2017 and present day.
Ben has worked with world renowned chefs such as Heston Blumenthal, Clare Smyth and Yotam Ottolenghi.
In 2018 Ben Ungermann launched his own gourmet ice-cream parlour “The Ungermann Brothers” in Brisbane Australia and recently opened a second location, Ungermann IceCream in Cape Town after finally settling in South Africa where he has pushed the boundaries with unique flavour combinations.
In 2017, Ben finished Second in the Australian Masterchef Series and worked alongside the following:
Chef Heston Blumenthal at Dinner by Heston London January 2018
Chef Clare Smyth at Core London January 2018
Chef George Calombaris at Hellenic Republic Melbourne August 2017
Chef Yotam Ottolenghi at NOPI London December 2017
Raptis Fish Market Brisbane 2017
TV APPEARANCES
Guest Chef Dutch Masterchef 2018
Guest Chef Indonesian Masterchef 2019
Back to Win Masterchef Australia 2020
Events
- Guest Chef at the R U OKAY Charity Event at Hellenic Republic with George Calombaris 31.07.17
- Chef Juna Rorimpandey at Westin Bali Perth to Perth Charity Dinner 07.10.17
- Chef Inge Vandenhout at Twenty Nine Veghel Celebrity Chef Event 01.04.18
- The Fish Market Rotterdam at Rotterdam Celebrity Chef Event 06-07.04.18
- Chef Francis Bakt at Villa Pardoes Efteling Charity Event 12.04.18
- Good Ambassador Eat Local Week Brisbane 01.05.18
- Westin Bali IKAN restaurant at Nusa Dua Celebrity Chef Event 02-03.06.18
- Four Points by Sheraton at Bali Kuta Celebrity Chef Event 14-15.07.18
- Hermitage at Jakarta Celebrity Chef Event 19-20.07.18 Aloft Jakarta at Jakarta Celebrity Chef Event 21-22.07.18
- Discovery Johannesburg Year End Celebrity Chef Appearance 09.08.18
- Chef Chris Salans Padi Fine Dining at Desa Visesa Ubud Lombok Relief Event 04.08.18
- Masterclass Lavonne Academy at Bangalore 28-29.09.18
- Whitefield Arms Bangalore Brunch with Brew Celebrity Chef Event 30.09.18
- World on a plate Masterclass at High Street Phoenix Mumbai 06.10.18
- Keizer Culinary Masterclass at Amsterdam 13.10.18
- Keizer Culinary Masterclass at Den Haag 15.10.18
- The Fish Market Rotterdam at Rotterdam Celebrity Chef Event 19-20.04.18
- The Opening Dinner for Jakarta Culinary Feastival 2018 30.10.18
- Australian Sensory Dinning Experience Sheraton Jakarta 30.11.18
- Live Ice Cream Station for Father’s Day The Athenee Hotel Bangkok 05.12.18
- Australian Sensory Menu The Reflexions Bangkok 06.12.18
- Dutch 4 Hands with Chef Roxanne The Reflexions Bangkok 07.12.18
- Thai/Indonesian 4 Hands with Chef Montri Smooth Curry Bangkok 08.12.18
- Johnny Walker Experience at Whisky Samba at Delhi 13.12.18
- Johnny Walker Experience at KOKO at Mumbai 14.12.18
- Johnny Walker Experience at Sheraton at Hyderabad 14.12.18
- Nestle Milk Maid Masterclass at High Street Phoenix 20.01.19
- Granger Hyatt at Jakarta Australian Sensory Dinning Experience & Masterclass 06-09.01.19
- Ambassador OXONE Indonesia 2019
- Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador 2019
- Chef Chris Salans Spice up the World at Spice at Ubud 27.04.19
- One Night Only Event at Cullinan Hotel Cape Town 27.05.19
- Ben Ungermann Ice Cream Experience at Radisson Red Cape Town 22.11.21
- Secret Eats at SKY Hotel at Cape Town 22.02.22
- Nehemiah Safe House Fundraiser Cape Town 25.06.22