Some of Nornie Bero’s earliest memories involve hunting for octopuses, periwinkles, and all sorts of shellfish on the reef surrounding Mer Island. As a member of the Komet tribe, one of eight Aboriginal tribes on the small Torres Strait Island in Queensland, Australia, Bero grew up with a deep appreciation for Indigenous culinary traditions. Yet when she ventured into the hospitality industry at age 18, she seldom saw these ingredients and techniques in Australian kitchens and restaurants. All that is changing, in no small part as a result of Bero’s…
