Maryce Scriven
President & Founder
The Daffodil Chef brings people together around the table — celebrating a much-loved chef's life and raising funds and awareness to help end melanoma.
The Daffodil Chef was founded by Maryce Scriven in memory of her husband, Steve Scriven — an accomplished chef who loved good food, great wine, amazing company and always had a smile on his face. Steve passed away from stage four metastatic melanoma at just 32 years of age, after only a 14 month battle.
"My hope is that no other family has to experience losing a loved one to melanoma."
What began in 2018 as a simple dinner of 56 people with their family and friends has grown into an incredible legacy honouring Steven. Today, The Daffodil Chef is an incorporated Australian charity, with its annual dinner now selling over 170 seats and raising over $100,000 towards Melanoma Institute of Australia.
Steve Scriven — chef, husband, and the heart behind The Daffodil Chef.
We raise vital funds for Melanoma Institute Australia, supporting world-class melanoma research and care to drive better treatments and outcomes for Australians.
We help more people understand melanoma — how to check their skin, reduce their risk, and catch it early.
We remember Steve and all those we have lost too soon to melanoma, supporting MIA's mission of zero deaths from melanoma by the end of this decade.
As a charity, we now host events throughout the year — all in the spirit of bringing people together for melanoma research and awareness. Our flagship is the annual Daffodil Chef Dinner.
An unforgettable evening of gourmet dining in honour of Steve — and a night of generosity for Melanoma Institute Australia.
As an incorporated charity, we're now planning additional events across the calendar. Details to be announced — watch this space.
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Occasional updates about events, our work with Melanoma Institute Australia and how to support.
A few moments from last year's Daffodil Chef Dinner at Optus Stadium.
Updates from The Daffodil Chef Incorporated — event announcements, post-event recaps, and press releases.
Your donation funds world-leading melanoma research and care through Melanoma Institute Australia — and honours Steve's memory. Thank you for being part of it.
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MIA brings together researchers, surgeons, oncologists, dermatologists, nurses and scientists who pioneer new treatments and care. Much of their work is based at The Poche Centre in Sydney — the world's largest melanoma research and treatment facility.
Around 2,000 new melanoma and complex skin cancer patients are referred to MIA each year — and Australia has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the world.
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The Daffodil Chef Incorporated is governed by a volunteer board of directors who give their time to ensure the charity is run with integrity, transparency and care — and to keep Steve's memory at the heart of everything we do.
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