November 1, 2026 — 5:08pm

Top chef Scott Pickett will be hauled to a public examination over his multimillion-dollar dealings with the boss of notorious collapsed super fund First Guardian.

Pickett will face a grilling from liquidators to the collapsed scheme who are trying to learn more about the fund’s manager, David Anderson, and his oversight of the First Guardian investment scheme .

Chef and restaurateur Scott Pickett is facing a court-room grilling. Wayne Taylor

The former MasterChef guest judge is expected to be peppered with questions over his dealings with Anderson, particularly a decision to waive any repayment of the $13 million of funding First Guardian had provided to Pickett and Anderson’s joint hospitality business, Rogue Traders.

The date of the restaurateur’s examination is yet to be set by the court, but liquidators from FTI Consulting said they expected it to take place by the end of the year.

First Guardian’s liquidators and receivers are continuing to claw back as much of the lost…