Meet Mindy Woods: A Woman on a Mission to Promote First Nations Cuisine

Meet Mindy Woods, a proud Bundjalung woman promoting First Nations cuisine. Mindy Woods is many things: a chef, a cookbook author, a campaigner and an educator. But at the heart of everything she does is a singular mission, to advocate for Indigenous Australian food culture, specifically that of Bundjalung Country, a vast region spanning New South Wales and Queensland. We sat down with her at The World's 50 Best Restaurants to talk about her heritage, her restaurant: Karkalla On Country and how it felt to receive the Champions of Change Award 2025. #Worlds50Best #50BestRestaurants