Grant (40) was born in Cape Town, South Africa but lived in Australia for over 20 years before moving to Ireland. He lives in Dublin and works as a Corporate Account Manager for a large telecommunications company. He is married to Neysa Jacobs and has one seven month old son, Patrick Jacobs.

His father died when he was 15, and he began helping his mum with cooking after school, learning from her. Grant’s goal is to open his own bistro serving food based on his travels and diverse influences from Australia, South Africa and Europe. He would also love to publish a cook book. His ambition/dream would be to open a ten table bistro at the foot of the Victorian Alps in Australia that is always full and uses local produce and wines to bring smiles to its’ patrons faces!

He got into the audition stage with his first dish of tomato-based curry with smoked paprika chilli, coriander, ground cumin, chilli, blended ginger, garlic and onions potatoes and peas, accompanied by homemade chapatti, pure mint raita and white vinegar, chilli, red onion and fennel salad. His audition dish was Drunk Roo with Carrot Puree, Root Veggie Crisps and Fondant Spuds.