Michaela Le Compte was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She grew up on the North shore in the seventies and became interested in cooking during High School. After completing her HSC, Michaela embarked on a 4 year apprenticeship in commercial cookery beginning at Tony Bilson's Fine Bouche in East Sydney and then moving on to Damien Pignolet's Bistro Moncur in Woollarah. After completing her apprenticeship, Michaela left Australia to travel and it was here that her love affair with Europe began. She worked as a chef in the quaint principality of Liechtenstein before heading around Europe eating! The lure of Sydney and family beckoned he home where she took up a sous chef position at Bistro Pave in North Sydney.

A yearning for a more creative field to work in involving food led Michaela to Donna Hay and the world of food styling and food for photography in the print media in 1998. It was at one such  shoot that she met her future husband, photographer John Paul Urizar. Michaela quickly gained the experience needed to make food styling her new career and her work can now be seen in editorial magazines such as Gourmet Traveller and Australian Good Taste, cookbooks such as Nove Cucina and advertising campaigns for the Meat and Livestock corporation.

In April 2005 Michaela opened her own stylist agency representing a select number of senior freelance food stylists in the industry in advertising \ packaging and TV work. Her passion and commitment to the industry extends to the stylist agency and her ethos is to offer a professional and exceptional quality service to any job she or one of her talent undertakes.

Michaela also writes recipes. Her passion is for good food done well, an uncluttered and simplicity to her recipes which is reflected in her approach to styling.  Michaela currently resides in Sydney with her husband and dog, Boots.

 
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