He was educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham[3] and commenced his first job in 1949, as a 14-year-old, in the haberdashery department of Grace Bros,[4] an Australian store chain.
In 1984, Schofield established The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide with co-editors David Dale and Jenna Price; and remained editor until the ninth edition was published in 1993.
In a review of the meal published in the Sydney Morning Herald in 1984, Schofield compared a lobster dish as "...close to culinary crime".
He wrote it had been "...cooked until every drop of juice and joy in the thing had been successfully eliminated... leaving a charred husk of a shell containing meat that might have been albino walrus".
[13] Schofield's comments were widely refuted and condemned by leading Tasmanian and Australian arts figures, as well as political leaders.
[14] Tasmanian Premier, Will Hodgman released an official statement promoting Tasmania's commitment to the arts and his government's "support [of] exceptional events and festivals".
[16] In an article published on the Tasmanian Times website, Schofield said he was deeply sorry for his "ill-considered, intemperate and inelegant remarks" for which he apologized unreservedly.