Cameron began his career straight out of school, at the age of 18, working with Stefano and Franca Manfredi at Bel Mondo in The Rocks as an apprentice chef.

For three years he worked honing the craft of professional cooking, learning everything from age-old techniques of pasta and bread making to the importance of sourcing the best possible ingredients. Cameron defines this as the most important part of his career, allowing him to develop the foundations and skills to create simple and elegant food.

Following this, he enjoyed his time at renowned Sydney restaurants Bistro Moncur and Est., working under notable chefs such as Damien Pignolet and Peter Doyle. It was here he continued to learn and develop his appreciation of the art of French cooking.

In 2004, Cameron became the head chef at De Bortoli Winery restaurant in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. The restaurant allowed Cameron to utilise the onsite vegetable garden, which inspired his menus.

In late 2007 he returned to work with Stefano taking charge of the kitchen at Bells at Killcare, a position he held for seven years. In this role, Cameron managed the restaurant kitchen, hosted the onsite cooking classes and oversaw the kitchen garden. It was here that he met then Restaurant Manager Hayley Hardcastle. In 2014 the two went on to own and operate an array of highly acclaimed restaurants across the Central Coast, including bombini, fish dining, LA Taco & Saddles at Mount White.

His mother, who throughout his childhood made every family meal from scratch, inspired Cameron’s love of cooking. His extensive travels throughout Europe, especially France and Italy, fuelled his passion to become a chef. In particular, it was a short stint in La Libera in Alba Italy that defined Cameron’s love of Italian food and still represents the region that he most admires and inspires his cooking.

In early 2024, Cameron returned to his early roots as the Culinary Director at Bells at Killcare. Offering creative direction and his garden-to-plate philosophy across the dining room, events, weddings, hotel and lodges.