Andrew David Cibej (born 2 February 1970) is an Australian chef and restaurateur who has worked in Canada, Sydney, Hong Kong and currently in Marrakech, Morocco.
His surname (pronounced Chee-bay) is of Slovenian origin, although his father's family is from Friuli, in the north-eastern corner of Italy.
He was born in Sydney, grew up in the suburb of Gladesville and attended Newington College (1982–1987).
[4] In 1988, he commenced studying law at the University of Sydney but without graduating left Australia for Canada.
In 1999 he went to Italy and ran a restaurant near Florence for two years before working in Rome for six months.