About Al Brown
Born 1965. Al Brown is a New Zealand cook, television presenter, writer, fisher and restaurateur.
Alister Douglas Malcolm Brown (born ) is a New Zealand chef, restaurateur and television presenter.
Early life and education Brown grew up on a farm near Masterton, in the Wairarapa.
Career In 1996 he and Steve Logan founded the restaurant Logan Brown, which is located at the Former National Bank of New Zealand Building in Wellington. In 2011 Brown opened Depot Eatery and Oyster Bar at SkyCity in Auckland.
Brown was appointed a Member of The New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, for services as a chef. In 2025 Brown published the fishing guide book Hooked: Learning to Fish. In 2026 this book was nominated for the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction Finalists in the 2026 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Other books published by him include Depot: Biography of a Restaurant, Stoked and Go Fish. In 2017 the publisher Allen & Unwin reported that over 100,000 copies of Brown's books had been sold.
Personal life Brown has dyslexia.
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Who is Al Brown?
New Zealand chef
When was Al Brown born?
Al Brown was born in 1965.
What is Al Brown's occupation?
Al Brown is a cook, television presenter, writer, fisher and restaurateur.
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Al Brown is New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Al Brown. https://biography.guide/al-brown/
MLA: "Al Brown." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/al-brown/.
Chicago: "Al Brown." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/al-brown/.
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