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The Bizarre Food Combination That Kickstarted Curtis Stone's Passion For Cooking By Maria Scinto Nov. 9, 2025 9:00 pm EST

Chef Curtis Stone was trained in Europe and is currently the proprietor of The Pie Room in Beverly Hills, California, but he first developed a passion for food as a small child in his native Australia. One of his earliest culinary memories involves his grandmother's fudge, which just about any child would enjoy. Another, however, revolves around something that might seem a bit odd to most of us. No, Stone wasn't smitten by Vegemite (one of Australia's most popular snacks that we tasted ourselves), nor was he falling for fairy bread (which is buttered bread covered with colorful sprinkles, or what some call jimmies ). Instead, his mom found

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