Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Beloved Australian celebrity chef and celebrated MasterChef star Greg Malouf has sadly passed away at the age of 64. The heartbreaking news comes several years after Greg's successful donor heart transplant. Celebrated as 'Australia's godfather of Middle Eastern cuisine,' Greg's profound love for traditional Arabic dishes made him a popular figure.
George Calombaris, the esteemed former MasterChef Australia judge, aged 45, took to Instagram on Saturday to share the devastating news of Greg's demise. Accompanying an endearing photo of Greg clad in his chef whites, George shared: "Along with so many, today is a sad day for us all. We lost a giant of a human.
A beautiful man. Yes, an amazing chef. I send love to his family", reports the Mirror .
"I will miss the banter of all things Greek vs Lebanese food. RIP great man. See you on the other side.
GC xxx". A host of Greg's contemporaries from the TV chef world have come forward to offer their condolences. "One of the giants," composed fellow celebrity chef Miguel Maestre.
Matt Moran, of The Great Australian Bake Off fame, expressed his sorrow with a crying face emoji. Greg was born in Melbourne and was a Michelin Star chef – successful enough to be head chef at several successful restaurants. He also wrote several co.