Elizabeth and her sister, Maryann, grew up on Wantirna Estate Vineyard in the Yarra Valley. Their parents' best friends were Hermann and Faye Schneider, so family gatherings were very wine and food oriented. Mother, Bertina, is from an Italian family, a wonderful classical French cook, who enjoyed entertaining, while winemaker father, Reg, would choose wine for these occasions. Her current restaurant is the highly regarded Becco which opened in 1996.