 In his final year of high school at La Salle College in Midland he was head boy.After qualifying as a chef O'Donoghue was promoted to Sous Chef at Jessica's Seafood Restaurant in Perth.This was followed by stints as Chef de Partie at Goodfella's restaurant in the Newtown area of Sydney and at the Tribeca restaurant in Double Bay, Sydney, where he was subsequently promoted to Sous Chef.