He splits his time between Byron Bay, New South Wales and Broome, Western Australia.
Badcock began his apprenticeship at Driftwood Estate in Margaret River.
[1] He completed his apprenticeship at Cape Lodge in Yallingup, Western Australia where he subsequently returned as the sous chef.
[2] Badcock also worked on Dunk Island and at Bespoke in Brisbane.
Badcock was approached by the production team to join MasterChef Australia: The Professionals where 18 chefs competed over two months.