Western Australia, 29, Food Sales Assistant

An award-winning bartender in both Australia and overseas, Jessica Arnott reached a point in her career where she craved less nocturnal working hours.

For this mixologist the answer was simple: she turned to food. Moving from Sydney to Perth to be with her civil engineer boyfriend, Jessica now works in a gourmet food store, finding her “happy place” in the cheese room.

As an only child, it was mum Karen and dad Paul who helped inspire Jessica’s love of food. Jessica credits her mum with teaching her about cooking and fresh produce, focused on organic produce before it was readily available.