In new memoirs, a MasterChef judge and a restaurant reviewer reflect on how food has defined and guided their lives, careers and families.
- Associate Lecturer in History, University of Wollongong
A second author has come forward to accuse Brooke Bellamy of reproducing one of her recipes. Cookbooks are big business – and no stranger to scandals.
Anthony Bourdain’s tell-all classic is ‘Elizabeth David written by Quentin Tarantino’. 25 years on, it’s still influential, from The Bear to kitchens everywhere.
These classic books offer a smorgasbord of perspectives on the ways food shapes our world – and ourselves. They’ll make you hungry, too!
Teenage chef Debbie commenced her decade-long tenure at the Australian Women’s Weekly in July 1954 – and her recipes could help with your ‘matrimony prospects’.
From the Easter Show to the ‘busy lady’ competition in the Australian Women’s Weekly, we’ve been competitive cookers for over 100 years.
With shelves empty, wartime pages of the Australian Women’s Weekly show us how Australians have dealt with food shortages in the past: with creativity, ingenuity and good humour.
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