An Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian who graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Health Promotion and post graduate Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics.

She was recently awarded the Dietitians Association of Australia Annual Award for Achievement for outstanding contribution to the profession, and the Gastroenterological Society of Australia�s Young Investigator Award.

Sue has written four cookbooks for people with coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome, and co-authored a reference book for dietitians on gastrointestinal nutrition.

She works in Dept of Gastroenterology at Box Hill Hospital in Melbourne and is undertaking her PhD in aspects of coeliac disease, irritable bowel syndrome and fructose malabsorption.

Regina graduated as a chef from William Angliss Institute in 1996, as dux of her year and best practical student, while working under Teague Ezard at Guernica.

From there Regina worked at Georges, as a chef under Paul Wilson, and then traveled to the UK where she ran a small pub/restaurant, just outside of Oxford.

She then moved on to working for a tour company in Europe, cooking for up to 50 people with different dietary requirements, on trips lasting between 14 and 50 days. Returning to Australia, Regina worked in a catering/food store company, Rivers Cafe and then qualified as a personal trainer and now trains clients privately.

Regina now combines her passion for food with health and fitness and leads a healthy, active lifestyle.