Celebrating Australian Cooking
A beautiful celebration of the flavours of Australia
There's no doubt that the food culture in regional Australia is flourishing. From Capricornia to Tasmania, the Kimberley to the Hunter, our food growers and artisans supply us with some of the best produce the world has to offer.
And now, in Australia Cooks, the locals get to share their best-kept secrets, favourite ingredients and most-treasured recipes with the rest of the country... more
Community is all about sharing good food, giving you endless ideas on delicious salads to serve up for your family, friends and neighbours. These simple, sustainable and healthy recipes feature fresh, seasonal produce and inject colour, life and flair into that most modest of everyday meals: the salad.
Rather than being simply sides, Community's salads are meals in their own right, giving vegetables, legumes, herbs and nuts their moment to shine. The recipes are inspired by author Hetty McKinnon's community kitchen, Arthur Street Kitchen... more
In Annabel Crabb's accidental second career as the host of political cooking show Kitchen Cabinet, she negotiates her way into the homes of Australian politicians, bringing dessert - the internationally recognised culinary code for 'I come in peace'.
But food is a language that says so much more than 'Please let me in, Madam Speaker'. To friends and family, food can say everything from 'I'm sorry you had a bad day' to 'Congratulations, you clever thing'. And it means still more when brought to the door... more
Israeli-born chef Michael Rantissi and his partner and 'balaboosta' Aussie girl Kristy Frawley drill down to what we all love about the ingredients and flavours of the Middle East - grains and greens, generosity, pungency, sweetness, sharing.
This is food that brings everyone to the table, and won't let them leave... more
Australia's most trusted home cook is celebrating a fresher approach to eating.
These days we're bombarded with so many messages about what to eat more of and what to eat less of and what to give up altogether, it can all get a little confusing and, let's face it, overwhelming. When there are so many passing fads and extreme diets out there, it's a relief to turn to a voice of reason, Donna Hay... more
Happiness. It's the big one; the thing we're all striving for. But rather than happiness being something you 'get' from status or material things, it's something you must find within yourself. This beautiful, honest book is nutritionist Lola Berry's achievable guide to overall happiness, and it all starts with what we put on our plates.
The Happy Life features more than 60 delicious wholefood recipes as well as practical advice on how to maintain optimum health across all areas of your life... more
Bondi Harvest brings you the very best of sundrenched, simple, delicious and healthy Australian food and flavours from the most beautiful beach in the world.
With a style that sits somewhere between a young Jamie Oliver and a Corona ad, Guy Turland (chef, surfer, free-diver and YouTube cooking sensation) captures the easy, laidback, sundrenched essence of Bondi Beach. His recipes are chock-a-block with sunny, seasonal, vibrant, and zingily fresh flavours, designed to be eaten and enjoyed by friends and family... more
Since opening in Sydney in 2002 Gelato Messina has set the benchmark for gelato in Australia. Their aim is simple: to create the best ice cream, using only the freshest ingredients, and to make everything from scratch.
Gelato Messina take their gelato seriously, and the results can be seen in the fabulous and crazy creations that are displayed in their shop windows every day, particularly their famous ice-cream cakes... more
Away from his restaurant kitchens what George Calombaris really loves to cook is the food he grew up with, food that is made with love and designed to be shared. In his exciting new cookbook, George shares his enthusiasm for all things Greek, adding modern tweaks to stamp his adventurous culinary spirit on traditional recipes.
This is traditional Greek food, but not as you know it! George has created dishes that you know and love and given them a modern twist... more
'I can think of no other chef that understands the nuances of Asian, and in particular Chinese cooking, better than Neil.' - Heston Blumenthal
Neil's knowledge and love of Chinese cuisine is celebrated in his stable of Spice Temple restaurants, which showcase regional Chinese food in a dark, intimate atmosphere where the spotlight is literally on the food. Devotees of Perry and Spice Temple will be delighted by this collection of more than 130 Spice Temple recipes... more
Drive down St George's Road in North Fitzroy on the evenings the Soup Bar is open and you'll find a queue stretching out the door and around the corner. With its brightly coloured interior, refreshing spoken menu and flavourful Moroccan cuisine, The Soup Bar over the past 16 years has become a Melbourne institution.
This book reflects the atmosphere of the Soup Bar - warm, welcoming and colourful. The recipes prove you don't need to include meat in a meal to make it taste delicious... more
