FOOD & WINE
Ostro
Simple Fare
Hummus & Co.
Meet the co-winner of our annual Cookbook For The Summer Award. For the Christmas holiday period, Ostro ticks all the boxes: fresh and easy-to-source produce, great flavours and food combos, simple-to-assemble dishes that are big on wow factor. We are big fans of Busuttil Nishimura’s cooking. From Lorne to Lakes Entrance, from Port Fairy to Portsea, the gang’ll be talking about this one.
Simple Fare by the creator of Brooklyn’s Sunday Suppers is co-winner of our Cookbook For The Summer Award. Ignore the “fall/winter” in this sub-title; spring/summer came out earlier this year, but both fit well with the Aussie Christmas holiday lifestyle. Simple Fare’s design and photography are highly innovative and each recipe allows cooks to achieve maximum impact with minimum work.
The sub-heading to this collection says “Middle Eastern food to fall in love with’’. And that’s just what you’ll do after tasting recipes from Hummus & Co. You’ll fall in love with the dips, relishes and rubs, the innovative barbeque ideas, the midweek dinners and the sweet treats. This is food we know and love in Australia, and you’ll be surprised how easy it is to assemble.
Julia Busuttil Nishimura $44.99
The Tivoli Road Baker Michael James with Pippa James $60
Since taking over their South Yarra shopfront several years ago, British-born baker Michael James and wife Pippa have made the Tivoli Road Bakery a destination for food-lovers across Melbourne. The James’ beautiful new cookbook shares with readers their passion for baking, with plenty of tips and advice to help you through what can sometimes seem a formidable cooking challenge.
Karen Mordechai $50
Michael Rantissi & Kristy Frawley $49.99
Poh Bakes 100 Greats
Sweet
Poh Ling Yeow $39.99
Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh $55
Anyone who attended our instore event with Poh Ling Yeow a few years ago will testify that (a) she is deeply passionate about food and (b) she is one of the nicest TV stars you could ever hope to meet. Her new book is dedicated to baking, with many of the 100 recipes inspired by Jamface, the Adelaide café and bakery she co-owns.
Pastry chef and physiotherapist Helen Goh left Australia is 2006 and eventually was offered a role in the kitchen of Yotam Ottolenghi. The pair have spent several years perfecting their sweet-dish recipes and this is their first published collaboration. From rolled pavlova with peaches and blackberries to fig and pistachio frangipani tartlets, their recipes will seduce you into taking the sweet leap. 22
Cook Beautiful
Athena Calderone $50
This is one of the most elegant cookbooks among our current crop. Devised by the chic New York food stylist behind Instagram’s popular @eyeswoon, Cook Beautiful features 100 recipes divided into the four seasons, with step-by-step advice on how to prepare and plate up. Great table decorating tips, too.
The Vegetable: Recipes that celebrate nature Caroline Griffiths & Vicki Valsamis $49.99
IThe Vegetable showcases 130 modern recipes featuring dishes that flaunt the unique flavours and textures of the diverse world of vegetables. From crumbed zucchini batons with truffle aioli to the wholesome spinach and green curry coconut curry soup, each recipe will leave you feeling nourished and glowing.