Though indigenous cuisine is increasingly available in Australia, venues serving dishes from the Torres Strait Islands on the mainland are still rare. The collection of nearly 300 islands above northeastern Australia have been home to Torres Strait Islanders for nearly 70,000 years, and chef Nornie Bero is taking that long history and putting it on a plate. Bero, a member of the Komet tribe of Mer Island, opened a market stall in Melbourne in 2016 serving island specialties and afterwards a small restaurant in Yarraville called Mabu Mabu. Her most…
