Peter Kuruvita is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, TV presenter, author, culinary tour guide and hospitality consultant.

Inspired by his Sri Lankan heritage, Peter’s signature style blends spice and tradition with contemporary techniques, always showcasing seasonal local produce.

Early on, he made his mark in 2004 as Executive Chef & co-owner of the iconic Flying Fish Restaurant & Bar, later taking the brand to Fiji, where Flying Fish Fiji thrived for over a decade. In 2013, he returned home to Noosa to open Noosa Beach House in partnership with Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort, a celebrated venue he led for 8 years, winning Sunshine Coast Business of the Year in 2019. His next project, Alba Noosa, launched in 2021 for Parkridge Noosa Resort, as a restaurant, events space and state-of-the-art cooking school. The collaboration was finalised in 2024 with an Australian Good Food Guide ‘Chef’s Hat’ and Alba Noosa continuing as an event venue.

Peter has authored three cookbooks – Serendip: My Sri Lankan Kitchen, My Feast with Peter Kuruvita, and Lands of the Curry Leaf – and presented five SBS TV series, still airing internationally: My Sri Lanka, Island Feast, Mexican Fiesta, Coastal Kitchen (Series 1 & 2).

Today, Peter continues to share his passion as an ambassador for Dilmah Tea and Hello Pure Organic Coconut Products, leads immersive culinary tours of Sri Lanka, appears as a guest chef at leading hotels worldwide, and is Culinary Director of the Sunshine Coast’s premier food festival, The Curated Plate.