Born and raised in Sydney, Justine Schofield was brought up in a bilingual household where her French heritage was a big influence.
After completing a diploma in hotel management, Justine decided to follow her two great passions - travel and food – and she regularly visited far flung destinations, where she could soak up the lifetysle and learn about the cuisine.
Justine was a contestant on the first series of MasterChef where she impressed the judges with the extent of her food knowledge, making it to the top 4. Her series highlights were cooking for one of her icons, Jacques Reymond, and cooking off against Celebrity Chef Matt Moran.
Since leaving the MasterChef kitchen she has established her own catering business ‘Justine Schofield Catering’. She is the food editor for TV Week magazine and a regular food commentator for Ch 9’s A Current Affair