Chef · MasterChef Australia 2024 & 2025 · Content Creator
Snezana Calic
Where chaos meets comfort — Balkan heritage, cooked for a global table.
From the field to the fire
Cooking the slow way
Bread from scratch, sauerkraut in the jar, and a wood-fired oven in the backyard — the Balkan way she grew up with, cooked in Melbourne.
About
From the Adriatic to Melbourne
Born on the Adriatic coast, raised in the Serbian countryside and now cooking from her outdoor kitchen in Melbourne, Snezana makes flavour-packed comfort food rooted in Balkan heritage and Mediterranean tradition — with ideas picked up across five continents.
Two seasons of MasterChef Australia introduced her to a national audience. Since then she has cooked on television, headlined live demos and pop-ups, and partnered with food, travel and lifestyle brands.
MasterChef Australia · Seasons 16 & 17
Dishes that carry her story
Bread & three butters
“I think you are incredibly brave to serve just bread and butter… But it is delicious.”
Garlic confit squid
“When you first started slow cooking squid I was not happy with you. But you convinced me. It is a fabulous dish.”
Komorač
“This is a dish that brings people together.”
Selected work
Off the screen, into the room
IDAM by Alain Ducasse, Doha
Cooked for the MasterChef Australia judges at Alain Ducasse's Michelin-starred restaurant in Doha.
Trafalgar — Sicily
Selected to front a premium culinary tour of Sicily.
The Home Cooking Show, Melbourne
Live cooking demonstrations on the main kitchen stage to a packed public audience.
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival pop-up
A sold-out menu with Eat Pierogi Make Love, featuring her artisan bread and honey cake.
As seen on
MasterChef Australia · The Project · Everyday Gourmet · TV Week · Woman's Day · Euronews Serbia
Brands she’s worked with
Trafalgar · Melbourne Airport · Cobram Estate · Kitchen Warehouse · Microplane · Mason Cash · Edgell · Riparide · Melbourne Food & Wine Festival · Dandenong Market
Let’s cook something together
Brand partnerships, recipe development, live demos and media — see how Snezana works with brands, or get in touch directly.