Language barriers and cultural differences can often mean migrants struggle to hold down work and learn new skills. One commercial kitchen in Sydney is trying to change that with a little help from the local community.
In the narrow commercial kitchen at Wesley Mission's Edward Eagar Lodge in Surry Hills, award-winning chef Ty Bellingham is hard at work.
The man who spent 14 years at the helm of Sailors Thai in Sydney, and two years running a restaurant in New York, is busy plating up lasagna with a group of students.
Like any cooking class the participants are keen to learn the basics, including good preparation, methodology and speed. What sets them apart is that most of them are either new migrants to Australia or part of the long-term unemployed.
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