Anna Tobias

Anna commenced her cookery career under Jeremy Lee at the Blueprint Café and rose to the challenge of head chef at Rochelle Canteen. However, Anna’s classical cookery education, and much of what inspires her signature unpretentious European fare harks back to her childhood.

The daughter of Serbian parents, Anna spent much of her youth with her hands in French and Italian soil, assisting her grandparents in their vegetable gardens. These formative experiences with field to plate food production inform much of Anna’s focus on seasonal ingredients, and her mantra of keeping it simple.

Anna and her partners (the team behind 40 Maltby Street) launched Café Deco in November 2020; the timing of which really tested her mettle. However, the demand for simple, honest food, executed well, has seen Anna establish Café Deco as a sought-after destination restaurant.