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Andrew was 15 when he pulled his first beers - they were rounds of XXXX Bitter poured into schooners for field hockey players at his father's sports club in tropical northeastern Australia.
By the time he was 18, Andrew was working full time, working shifts around a busy field hockey schedule. He tried college, but the drive passed a surf beach, so he never made it to class.
After four more years as a goalkeeper, representing two Australian states, the United States and playing professionally in England, Andrew moved back to his hometown of Melbourne, Australia, where he knuckled down at work. At 23, he was running ‘the wine bar’ in a Melbourne restaurant owned by famed Australian chef George Colombaris. That experience helped Andrew discover his love for food and he turned his focus away from bars. Since then, he has worked with some of the best chefs in his nations of residence, including Teage Ezard, Daniel Boloud, Umberto Menghi and George Colombaris. Now living in San Francisco, Andrew has found himself in an amazing home surrounded by exceptional produce, wineries, restaurants and people. He's pretty happy about it.
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