i. Biography
Mathew Fury is Executive Chef at Silky Oaks Lodge in The Daintree, where the kitchen is shaped by the pace and pressure of a remote, high-expectation setting. The role sits at the point where place, season, and service all have to align; in his case, the lodge kitchen is the latest expression of work that has moved from one operational context to another without losing its focus on control, timing, and menu logic.
Coming Up
Early work at Hummingbird House and Restaurant Two in Brisbane put Mathew Fury in kitchens where consistency had to hold alongside creative decisions. At Hummingbird House, he helped shape the venue’s culinary heartbeat; at Restaurant Two, he led the kitchen in a setting that would have demanded the same essentials: pace, discipline, and the ability to keep service moving without losing the line of the menu. Taken together, those roles trace a progression through different kitchen cultures rather than a simple climb. Mathew Fury’s move to Silky Oaks Lodge in The Daintree brings those earlier demands into a more singular environment, where the kitchen must answer to both the lodge and the landscape around it.
Where They Are Now
The work is described through freshness and restraint rather than excess, which places the emphasis on how the ingredients read on the plate and how directly they express the region. That approach gives the menu its immediate sense of place. In The Daintree, the surrounding environment is part of the brief, and Mathew Fury’s current cooking responds with clarity rather than decoration. The result is a style that connects his earlier kitchen experience in Hummingbird House and Restaurant Two to the more defined demands of Silky Oaks Lodge.
Career - Executive Chef — Silky Oaks Lodge, The Daintree - Shaped the culinary heartbeat — Hummingbird House - Led the kitchen — Restaurant Two, Brisbane
FAQ What is Mathew Fury's current role? As of 2026, Mathew Fury is Executive Chef. Where did Mathew Fury work before? Mathew Fury's earlier career included Hummingbird House and Restaurant Two. What is Mathew Fury known for? Contemporary menus inspired by Tropical North Queensland produce and the Daintree region.
