Order Up: Stories From the Kitchen

Daniel Saade is an emerging artist & third-generation restaurateur in Melbourne. Following in the family tradition, Daniel has been operating the venue Niche On Bridge for the past 13 years. ​ 

Daniel is a firm believer that the Melbourne hospitality industry holds an important role in the success of immigrant integration, experiencing the opportunities the hospitality industry afforded his family. ​ 

Daniel conceptualised this exhibition to share stories of culture, food and connection, showcasing diversity and multiculturalism of Melbourne through the hospitality industry. 

Redmond Stevenson is a cinematographer who creates visual narratives that resonate on an emotional level – films and animations that linger in memory and evoke genuine connection. ​ 

Blending storytelling with behavioural insight, his work explores the intersection of feeling and form, revealing the poetry in brand and human experience alike.​ 

Stevenson has led the film production on Order Up with a shared space for imagination and meaning, shaped by the unique voices of those involved. 

Helly Raichura is chef and owner of the much celebrated, Indian fine diner in Melbourne, Enter Via Laundry. Raichura started her journey by hosting dinners at home for small groups introducing Melbourne to regional Indian cuisine. After gaining popularity in the Melbourne food scene, with the dinners being booked out months in advance, Raichura and her home restaurant was featured in Masterchef Australia in 2020, where she appeared as a guest judge.

Helly is originally from Ahmedabad in India, and moved to Australia in 2007. She worked in HR for many years, before realising she missed the diversity of the food from her homeland, and decided to share her love and passion for Indian food with friends, family and neighbours, before she was encouraged to open her quirky home dinners, where people literally entered via the laundry door.  

Hamed was born in Iran’s capital, Tehran, migrated to Australia in 2012, and has called Melbourne home since. His life revolves around food and sharing his Persian cultural and culinary heritage with the local community. 

Hamed previously ran cooking classes with Free to Feed, a not-for-profit social enterprise cooking school. It was his first paid employment in Melbourne. Thanks to this experience, he was inspired to open up a similar enterprise to empower refugees, asylum seekers, and new migrants facing the same problems he did when he first arrived in Australia.