Laura Sharrad Biography – Laura Sharrad Wiki
Laura Sharrad is a chef from Adelaide.She is the Runner-Up of MasterChef Australia Season 6 & 12 & a contestant on Season 17.
After the show, she worked as the pastry chef alongside new judge Jock Zonfrillo at his acclaimed hatted restaurant Orana, before moving onto Andres Cucina for three years. She spent time at the award-winning Hently Farm in the Barossa Valley in 2018, before embarking on her own restaurant, Nido Bar and Pasta which she opened.
Deferring a Bachelor of Health Science degree at Flinders University, Laura had planned on adding a further teaching degree to spread health and food messages in schools.
Laura tragically lost her cousin David to an alleged one punch attack in Rye on New Year’s Eve 2012. His loss was incredibly tough for the whole family, but Laura says that his untimely death has encouraged her to follow her passion.
“I have used his positivity to continue through life and appreciate everything around me. It was his strength and the fact that he would have been so supportive of me that I decided to apply for MasterChef Australia.”
Laura’s food heroes include Jamie Oliver, Donna Hay and Antonio Carluccio. A massive fan of Stephanie’s Kitchen Garden Program, Laura hopes to become an ambassador.
Success would be to open an Italian style café or dessert bar near the beach in McLaren Vale. She would use only the best local produce to create dishes inspired by her Italian roots.
Laura Sharrad Age
Known previously as Laura Cassai, she is 29 years old as of 2025.
Laura Sharrad Husband
She is married to her husband, Max and fellow chef Max Sharrad.They have one baby together.
Laura Sharrad Baby
She is the mother of one child, her baby, Florence Rosa.
Laura Sharrad MasterChef
She is a contestant in season 17 of MasterChef Australia – Back to Win concept. She was a runner-up in season six and twelve of MasterChef Australia.
The other contestants are Alana Lowes, Andre Ursini, Audra Morrice, Beau Cook, Ben Macdonald, Cath Collins, Callum Hann, Declan Cleary, Darrsh Clarke, Jamie Fleming, Jimmy Wong, Depinder Chhibber, Matt Hopcraft, Pete Campbell, Rhiannon Anderson, Rue Mupedzi, Samira El Khafir, Sarah Todd, Savindri Perera, Snezana Calic, Steph De Sousa, Theo Loizou, and Tim Bone.
Laura Sharrad Family
She is the daughter of her mum Anita and dad Sandro, a carpenter and builder. She has a sister named Natalie, an Italian and psychology teacher, and her brother Aidan.
With a rich Italian heritage, Laura grew up under the watchful eyes of her nonna Maria and nonna Rosa.
The chef’s connection to her Italian roots strengthened as a child when the family lived in Tuscany for two years, when she was aged six to eight.
Nationality
Her heritage is Italian.
Her Instagram handle is @laurasharrad.
