Martin Benn

{{Short description|Australian chef}}

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Martin Benn is the former chef and co-owner of Sepia, a fine dining restaurant located on Sussex Street, Sydney, Australia

Benn and Sepia have won multiple accolades over the years, including the Australian Gourmet Traveller Chef of the Year,{{cite web|url=http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/events/restaurant-awards/2014/8/2015-gourmet-traveller-restaurant-guide-awards-winners/2015-gourmet-traveller-restaurant-guide-awards-winners-image-2/ |title=Chef of the Year: Martin Benn, Sepia, Sydney|publisher=Australian Gourmet Traveller|accessdate=26 April 2016}} the Australian Financial Review Chef of the Year and Restaurant of the Year{{cite news|url=http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/food-and-wine/fine-dining/restaurateurs-vote-sepia-and-martin-benn-australias-no-1-in-top-restaurants-20150517-gh3tqr |title=Restaurateurs vote Sepia and Martin Benn Australia's No. 1 in Top Restaurants|newspaper=The Australian Financial Review|first=Lucille |last=Keen |date=18 May 2015|accessdate=23 April 2016}} and the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year.{{cite news|url=http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/food-news/sepia-to-close-on-sussex-street-and-move-away-from-fine-dining-20160212-gmsbk0.html |title=

Sepia to close on Sussex Street and move away from fine dining|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|first=Scott |last=Bolles |date=16 February 2016|accessdate=26 April 2016}}

Benn was born in Hastings, England and trained under Michel Lorrain and Marco Pierre White. He migrated to Australia in 1996 and worked at Tetsuya's before he founded Sepia in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.four-magazine.com/articles/2678/martin-benn |title=Martin Benn|publisher=Four Magazine|accessdate=26 April 2016}}