Jessica Roe 2026 Winner
While Jessica Roe is still only in her mid twenties, she’s already got notable runs on the board, not least representing Australia at the Culinary Olympics. Stepping into the head chef role at Petition back in 2024 proved to be a step up for this rising star, in reach across the State Buildings, and the managerial weight that comes with a larger team and a morning, noon and night operation. The stripped-back dining room and open kitchen is something of a workhorse at the centre of the State Buildings. Roe has taken on a balancing act in maintaining popularity, and managing to refine not reinvent. This kind of confident, measured evolution isn’t an easy task, but she has excelled. Do we want to talk about all the other things she is across in the role? She may be only in her mid-twenties, but Jessica Roe has already got notable runs on the board, not least representing Australia at the Culinary Olympics. Stepping into the head chef role at Petition back in 2024 meant this rising star has not only taken on the workhorse kitchen at the centre of the State Buildings but also tackled the managerial weight that comes with a larger team operating morning, noon and night. Roe has embraced the balancing act of maintaining popularity, while choosing to refine, not reinvent. This kind of confident, measured evolution isn’t an easy task, but she has excelled.
