Robert Oliver was raised in Fiji and has developed restaurants in the United States, ' farm to table' resorts in the Caribbean, and food programs in New York City. His book Me' a Kai (2009) was awarded Best Cookbook in the World at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2010. He is the founder and host of Pacific Island Food Revolution, a television-led social movement designed to revive the traditional cuisines and food systems of the South Pacific. In 2022 Robert was recognized with the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to food and Pacific communities.