Fail file: Chef, restaurateur and judge Josh Emett

Fail file: Chef, restaurateur and judge Josh Emett
Cooking in restaurants makes Josh Emett happy. (Image: Frances Oliver)
Victoria Carter
Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure and disappointment and what they learned. This week, she talks to chef and MasterChef judge Josh Emett. I was really disappointed when: I broke my leg coming off a farm bike. It changed the course of my life. I was 13, extremely sporty and very active. It took me out for six months and in terms of sport I don’t think I ever really recovered. That’s sat with me my whole life. I often think if I hadn’t had that accident, my course of life would have been differ...

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