Food & Cooking Recommendations
Mosh Potatoes: A Collection Of Heavy Metal Recipes
$29.99 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
More than 100 recipes from the heavyweights of heavy metal including KISS, Judas Priest, Guns 'n' Roses and many more.
Divided into 'Opening Acts' (appetisers), 'Headliners' (mains), and 'Encores' (desserts), Mosh Potato... Buy or find out more →
Preserving The Italian Way
$39.95 – Paperback book /
I have to confess that this is the kind of book that gives me a bit of a thrill. Pietro Demaio is a GP from Melbournes southeast who has a passion for Italian food and culture and, in particular, a passion for home prese... Buy or find out more →
Collected Recipes
$22.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant
This is a recipe book dedicated to all the wonderful people we meet throughout our lives. Sometimes we are introduced to people who influence us; who change us ever so slightly. They have a different past, a different li... Buy or find out more →
The Hundred Foot Journey
$27.99 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
This charming, funny and compulsively readable novel is a delicious tale of restaurant rivalry, the desperate quest for Michelin Stars and the hundred-foot distance between a new Indian kitchen and a traditional French r... Buy or find out more →
Sweet Treats
$32.95 – Paperback book / Aust Womens Weekly
From the bestselling series which began with Cupcakes
A beautiful book to give away or keep for yourself. Definitely for the sweet-tooths among us. It's full of chocolates, desserts, after-dinner treats, edible gifts - a... Buy or find out more →
From Spiders To Water Lilies
$42.95 – Paperback book /
From Spiders to Water Lilies is a collaboration of Cambodian recipes by Gutav Auer and the ‘Romdeng’ team, a restaurant located in Phnom Penh established by Friends-International and now run exclusively by ex-street kids... Buy or find out more →
Planet Cake Cupcakes
$45.00 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Planet Cake Cupcakes will feature all of the icing and decorating techniques that have made Paris Cutler an internationally recognised name in sugarcraft, from stencilling and cut-outs to three-dimensional character mode... Buy or find out more →
Family Food And Weekend Feasts
$39.95 – Paperback book / Ebury Press
More family favourites from Janelle Bloom, popular star of READY STEADY COOK and best-selling author of FAST, FRESH & FABULOUS and FAB FOOD FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS.
FAMILY FOOD and WEEKEND FEASTS has it all: quick, ... Buy or find out more →
At Home With Ben
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Hardie Grant
Ben O'Donoghue's laidback style has influenced his approach to creating simple food – but there is nothing casual about the flavour.
From homemade Crumpets at breakfast, to Vietnamese Lamb Chops for dinner, and a few k... Buy or find out more →
OMG! I Can Eat That? Indulgent Food Minus The Boombah and Fabulous Food Minus The Boombah
$0.00 – Paperback book /
Bundle of two great cooking books from Jane Kennedy - OMG! I Can Eat That? Indulgent Food Minus The Boombah and Fabulous Food Minus The Boombah.
OMG! I Can Eat That? Indulgent Food Minus The Boombah
From Australia's favo... Buy or find out more →
OMG! I Can Eat That? Indulgent Food Minus The Boombah
$29.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant
From Australia's favourite new health-food chef comes the follow up to the bestselling Fabulous Food Minus the Boombah. Like most of us, Jane Kennedy can't eat anything she wants because she gets FAT. After having five c... Buy or find out more →
Noma
$69.95 – Hardcover book /
Rene Redzepi has been widely credited with re-inventing Nordic cuisine. His Copenhagen restaurant, Noma, was recognized as the best in the world by the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant awards in 2010 and receive... Buy or find out more →
The Hungover Cookbook
$19.95 – Hardcover book / Square Peg
Hangovers and what to do with them…the perfect gift for every occasion!
The morning after – the drilling headache, the waves of nausea, the paranoia, the guilt, the shame - yes, it’s the dreaded HANGOVER. We have all b... Buy or find out more →
My Calabria: Rustic Family Cooking From Italy's Undiscovered South
$42.95 – Hardcover book / W W Norton
At the tip of Italy's boot lies Calabria. It is a beautiful mountainous region populated by fisherman and small farmers. Calabrians are the second-largest Italian region group in Australia (after Sicilians); many have se... Buy or find out more →
La Cucina : The Regional Cooking of Italy
$59.95 – Hardcover book / Rizzoli
Fifty years ago, a group of Italian scholars gathered to discuss a problem: how to preserve traditional Italian cooking. They formed the Italian Academy of Cuisine to document classic recipes from every region. The acade... Buy or find out more →
Italian Food Safari
$55.00 – Hardcover book / Hardie Grant
Following on from last Christmas's best-seller Food Safari, comes the sure-fire smash hit Italian Food Safari. Italian Food Safari is the much-awaited next feast in the beautiful SBS Food Safari series…a celebration of t... Buy or find out more →
A Food Lover's Pilgrimage To Santiago
$79.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
A constant on my camino was the powerful sensation of a message across time, a guiding hand reaching out to me from those who had passed this way before.'
A thousand-year-old pilgrimage route and food traditions stretchi... Buy or find out more →
Bentley: Contemporary Cuisine
$69.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Highly talented and creative young chef Brent Savage and uber sommelier Nick Hildebrandt are the dynamic duo behind one of Sydney's hottest restaurants - Bentley Restaurant & Bar in Surry Hills. Brent's globally infl... Buy or find out more →
At Elizabeth David's Table: Her Very Best Everyday Recipes
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Michael Joseph
Legendary cook Elizabeth David is the woman who changed the face of British cooking. She introduced a dreary post-war Britain to the sun-drenched culinary delights of the Mediterranean; to foods like olive oil and pasta,... Buy or find out more →
India: The Cookbook
$59.95 – Hardcover book /
"India: The Cookbook" is the first comprehensive guide to Indian cooking, with over 1,000 recipes covering every aspect of India's rich and colourful culinary heritage. Unlike many other Indian cookbooks, it is written b... Buy or find out more →
The Free Range Cook
$49.99 – Hardcover book / Abc Books
Gathering friends and family around your table to catch up over simple, stylish food is such an easy thing to do. And showing you how to have fun cooking for friends and family is what THE FREE RANGE COOK is all about.
T... Buy or find out more →
Sri Owen's Indonesian Food
$60.00$16.95 – Hardcover book / Pavilion
Indonesian Food is the most comprehensive account of this ancient, exotic and varied cuisine ever published. Sri Owen, the world's leading authority, provides over 100 mouthwatering recipes, from staples and basics to fo... Buy or find out more →
What To Cook And How To Cook It
$59.95 – Hardcover book /
What to Cook and How to Cook It is the ultimate cookbook for beginners. It takes 100 easy and delicious recipes back to basics, with clear colour photographs to accompany the ingredients list and every method step, and c... Buy or find out more →
Rôtis: Roasts For Every Day
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
From Stéphane Reynaud, the bestselling French author of Ripailles, comes this book about roasts. Pot-roasted or oven-roasted, Rôtis turns up the heat on cooking a butcher shop window's worth of meat. There's a roast fo... Buy or find out more →
Saraban: A Chef's Journey Through Persia
$79.95 – Hardcover book / Hardie Grant
Following on from the success of their award-winning books, Saha and Turquoise, Greg and Lucy Malouf now explore one of the world's earliest and greatest empires: Saraban is an unforgettable journey through the culinary ... Buy or find out more →
The Really Useful Cookbook
$55.00$44.00 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
What do you want to cook today?
- a classic sponge cake
- Sunday-morning pancakes
- line-up-for-seconds beef casserole
- a hearty spiced lentil soup
- mouth watering roast chicken
- irresistable chocolate fudge cookies
The Really ... Buy or find out more →
Salades
$59.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
Acclaimed chef Damien Pignolet shows us the endless possibilities of the salad. Here are entrée salads to stimulate the appetite, side salads to refresh the palate, and warm salads that serve as a meal in their own right... Buy or find out more →
Double Delicious! Good Simple Food For Busy Complicated Lives
$39.99 – Hardcover book / Harper Collins
The follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Deceptively Delicious goes beyond purees and kids’ foods to make family mealtime more delicious, more wholesome, and simpler than ever.
In her bestselling book Deceptiv... Buy or find out more →
Foodies Of The World: More Than 100 Recipes From The World's Best Food Blogs
$30.00 – Paperback book / Slattery Media Group
Foodies of the World is a collection of profiles and recipes from the best blogs around the world. The publication covers an international spread of cuisines, courses and recipe styles, as well as profiles of the blogger... Buy or find out more →
La Cuisine
$75.00$23.95 – Hardcover book / Rizzoli
A culinary bible featuring 1,000 recipes from the legendary woman who revolutionized French cooking by simplifying recipes for the home cook. With the revival of interest in Julia Child, everyone is hungry for French foo... Buy or find out more →
An Hour's The Limit
$39.95 – Paperback book / Ebury Press
Fast Ed's signature style is just that, fast.
From breakfast to dessert, with everything in between, Australia’s most popular TV chef Ed Halmagyi tames wild flavours in no time at all, with simple yet elegant recipes tha... Buy or find out more →
Tender Volume II: A Cook's Guide To The Fruit Garden
$49.99 – Hardcover book / Fourth Estate
With over 300 recipe ideas and many wonderful stories from the fruit garden, Tender: Volume II -- A cook's guide to the fruit garden is the definitive guide to cooking with fruit from Britain's finest food writer. 'When ... Buy or find out more →
Delicious: More Please
$39.99 – Paperback book / Abc Books
The latest cookbook from the team behind Australia′s bestselling glossy food magazine, DELICIOUS. MORE PLEASE is an all-new recipe collection you′ll turn to time and again. Inspired by the best seasonal produce, deliciou... Buy or find out more →
Poh's Kitchen
$39.99 – Paperback book / Abc Books
Based on the ABC TV show, POH′S KITCHEN, where Poh cooks alongside leading chefs such as David Thompson, Neil Perry, Antonio Carluccio, Ian Parmenter, Ragini Dey and Emmanuel Mollois, this book features recipes from the ... Buy or find out more →
Fast, Fresh, Simple
$39.99 – Paperback book / Harper Collins
Combining vibrant flavours and fresh ingredients with simple, no-fuss techniques, FAST, FRESH, SIMPLE is the perfect companion for the everyday cook.
Donna also brings her acclaimed signature style to FAST, FRESH, SIMPLE... Buy or find out more →
The Entire Beast: From Ear And Beer To Ale And Tail
$39.95 – Paperback book / Lantern Books
'I'm not a chef – just a fanatical home cook'
Meet Chris Badenoch, the MasterChef Australia finalist who served up a roasted pig's head on prime time TV; the amateur who caught the attention of the professionals by coo... Buy or find out more →
Inspiring Ingredients
$0.00 – Paperback book / Berry Hill
She’s edgy. She’s infectious. She’s bold. She’s Lola Berry; author of healthy food bible Inspiring Ingredients. Lola is a leading Australian Nutritionist and self-confessed health nut who is passionate about insp... Buy or find out more →
The Country Cookbook
$59.95 – Paperback book / Lantern Books
Let The Country Cookbook transport you to a simpler place and time: a place where neighbours leave boxes of surplus vegetables on the doorstep, winter provides an excuse to make a pie with the windfall apples, and there'... Buy or find out more →
Frugavore: How To Grow Your Own Buy Local Waste Nothing And Eat Well
$29.95 – Trade paperback / Black Inc
‘I started writing this book after I found myself trying to juggle two seemingly opposing things: I wanted to provide good, nutritious food for myself and my family, while also watching my dollars when I went to the supe... Buy or find out more →
Food From Many Greek Kitchens
$69.95$29.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
No one captures the spirit and soul of a place quite like Tessa Kiros. Her bestselling cookbooks Twelve, Falling Cloudberries, Apples for Jam, Piri Piri Starfish and Venezia have taken lovers of food and armchair travell... Buy or find out more →
World Table
$69.95 – Hardcover book / Aust Womens Weekly
World Table takes you on a culinary journey like no other. Embark on a world trip across countries and continents as each chapter delivers much-loved dishes marinated in national pride. This exquisite book features the b... Buy or find out more →
Quay: Food Inspired by Nature
$95.00 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
From the culinary genius Peter Gilmore, one of the top 50 chefs in the world, comes this eagerly-anticipated book. Quay’s stunning design and photography perfectly echoes Peter’s nature-based philosophy and the organic p... Buy or find out more →
Bill's Basics
$49.99 – Hardcover book / Harper Collins
The New York Times credited him with re-inventing the scrambled egg... Now, Bill Granger, restaurateur, television chef and food writer, works his magic on 100 other classic dishes from across the globe. Bill draws on hi... Buy or find out more →
Margaret Fulton's Favourites
$39.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant
From Australia's best known and most loved cookery writer comes this collection of essential recipes from a lifetime of cooking. Recipes include classics such as French onion soup, risotto alla Milanese, and beef strogan... Buy or find out more →
French Kitchen: Classic Recipes For Home Cooks
$59.99 – Hardcover book / Abc Books
In this beautifully photographed and designed cookbook from leading chef Serge Dansereau, you will find 230 classic French recipes for the home kitchen, all carefully developed to make French food accessible to the every... Buy or find out more →
The Dukan Diet Recipe Book
$29.99 – Paperback book / Hodder Headline
The Dukan Dietis based on a unique four-step programme. Two steps to lose weight and two steps to keep it off for good. The Dukan Diet Recipe Bookwill help you to stick to the diet by offering over 350 recipes suitable f... Buy or find out more →
My Party: Canapes And Cocktails
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Pete Evans joins forces with master mixologist Mark Ward to provide you with a stunning book that'll make your next cocktail soiree a success!
Matching delectable canapés with exciting cocktails, My Party is all about ea... Buy or find out more →
Your Place Or Mine?
$49.95$39.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
Forty-three ingredients, eighty-six recipes and two of Australia's best-loved chefs trading skills and comparing talents.
Go behind the scenes and into the kitchens of George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan. Discover their f... Buy or find out more →
365 Good Reasons To Sit Down To Eat
$79.95$29.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
From Stéphane Reynaud, the best-selling French author of Ripailles and Rotis, comes his quirky culinary almanac 365 Good Reasons to Sit Down to Eat. There's a recipe for every day of the year, including breakfasts, one-p... Buy or find out more →
Cook Like An Italian
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
Tobie Puttock lived in Italy as a young chef. On his most recent trip, he travelled to the great cities of Venice, Milan, Genoa, Florence, Rome and Naples, and to the lesser-known Ponte di Legno, Parma, Lucca, Panzano an... Buy or find out more →
Kitchen
$59.95 – Hardcover book / Chatto & Windus
The expansive narrative and the rich feast of recipes make this a natural successor to Nigella’s classic first book - a kind of ‘How to Eat… everyday’ for the twenty-first century, with a wealth of photographs from the i... Buy or find out more →
Zombie Cupcakes
$19.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
From the grave to the table with 16 cupcake cadavers. The cupcake craze shows no signs of dying, as the invasion of cupcake bars spreads across the planet. But if there's one thing that sticks in the throat, it's that al... Buy or find out more →
The French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbook
$29.99 – Hardcover book / Simon & Schuster
In her first ever cookbook, Mireille Guiliano provides her millions of readers with the recipes that are the cornerstone of her philosophy-mouthwatering, simply prepared dishes that that favour fresh, seasonal ingredient... Buy or find out more →
The Red Spice Road Cook Book
$49.95 – Hardcover book / New Holland Pub
Combining centuries-old recipes with modern ingredients and know-how, Chef John McLeay shares his love of all things Asian. Mouth-watering recipes include: crab-filled betel leaves, prawn and sticky pork salad, prawn jun... Buy or find out more →
4 Ingredients: Fast, Fresh and Healthy
$19.95 – Paperback book / Hay House
After a billion requests for fast, fresh and healthy recipes Kim & Rachael have teamed up with Deepak Chopra, the world’s leading authority on Mind, Body Health, for their 4th and most-anticipated book in their serie... Buy or find out more →
Gran's Kitchen
$45.00 – Hardcover book / Hardie Grant
Mouth-watering recipes from a disappearing era: at 95 years old, the lovely Dulcie May Booker shares her 76 best recipes and cookingtips in this handsome volume peppered with reminiscences and photographs of her life as ... Buy or find out more →
Pressure Cookers: More Than 100 Easy Recipes
$19.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
People have been cooking with pressure cookers for decades, and now they are easier and safer to use than ever. This popular cooking method provides a time-saving, economical and energy saving way of preparing a variety ... Buy or find out more →
My Table
$45.00 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Pete Evans is a chef, restaurateur, television presenter and fisherman. He's also a man who believes entertaining should be as much fun for the cook as for the guests around the table. This collection of recipes is what ... Buy or find out more →
So French
$69.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Acclaimed restaurateur Dany Chouet helped shape French cuisine in Australia throughout the 1970s and 80s through her successful restaurants Upstairs, Au Chabrol and Cleopatra. Now back in south-west France, she and her p... Buy or find out more →
Feel Good Food
$45.00 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant
Feel Good Food is an inspiring and heartfelt cookbook for anybody who enjoys cooking and eating, and appreciates great health and fantastic flavours. This is a modern, everyday cookbook with stylish and simple recipes fo... Buy or find out more →
Taste le Tour
$35.00 – Hardcover book / Hardie Grant
Buy a copy of Taste Le Tour online, at Readings Carlton or at Readings Hawthorn before July 31 and go into the running to win a delicious hamper of French produce (meats, pies, pates, cheese etc) from La Parisienne Pates... Buy or find out more →
It Tastes Better
$69.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
'This book is a celebration of all the growers, farmers, fishermen, artisans and food providores I have met . . . a tribute to the people behind the food I love.'
In It Tastes Better, Kylie Kwong has created over 100 rec... Buy or find out more →
Sweet Treats
$19.95 – Paperback book / Morrison Media
From the creators of frankie magazine comes Sweet Treats, a nostalgic collection of 39 indulgent recipes from a time gone by. Delicacies range from honeycomb, peanut brittle and mint patties to coconut ice, lollipops and... Buy or find out more →
Macaron
$24.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
Be seduced by the bite-sized joy of macarons
Delicately crisp on the outside and luxuriously rich in the middle, macarons are the favourite sweet of France, where they were created by Pierre Desfontaines at the beginning... Buy or find out more →
The Really Useful Ultimate Student Curry Cookbook
$19.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Are you living away from home, studying hard, managing a modest budget and trying to eat well all at the same time? If so, your life is about to get much easier with this new collection of more than 190 curry recipes. Wh... Buy or find out more →
The Country Show Cookbook
$29.95 – Hardcover book / New Holland Pub
The Agricultural Society of NSW asked every country show society to submit its best award winning recipes. Of more than 400 submissions, the top 190 made it into this classic collection of home-made favourites.
Incidenta... Buy or find out more →
Slow Cooking
$39.95 – Hardcover book / Aust Womens Weekly
Fabulous recipes for cooking on top of the stove, in the oven, and in an electric slow-cooker. They’re all very simple to make and include soups, stews, casseroles, curries, roasts, pot roasts, bakes, desserts and even s... Buy or find out more →
Allergy-Free Cooking For Kids
$24.95 – Spiral bound / Aust Womens Weekly
Kids never want to be different from their friends but when they’ve got a food allergy they can often feel isolated. So-called allergy-friendly foods are mostly stodgy and uninteresting. This book, with recipes that are ... Buy or find out more →
My Kitchen: Single Serves
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
The My Kitchen series is written in a savvy style, packed with recipes that are nutritious, easy, budget-friendly and use only commonly available supermarket ingredients.
Single Serves contains fabulous meals, made for j... Buy or find out more →
My Kitchen: One-Pot Wonders
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
The My Kitchen series is written in a savvy style, packed with recipes that are nutritious, easy, budget-friendly and use only commonly available supermarket ingredients.
One-Pot Wonders is the perfect book for busy cook... Buy or find out more →
Slow Cookers: More Than 100 Easy Recipes
$19.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Meals that can be left to cook slowly by themselves after just a little preparation have much to recommend them. They free the cook up to do other things; they work particularly well with cheaper cuts of meat and inexpen... Buy or find out more →
I Want To Be A Chef: Baking
$29.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
By mastering a few simple techniques, many seriously 'grown-up' items are well within the grasp of budding young chefs. In I Want to Be a Chef: Baking, the aim of the game is spectacular cakes, desserts and cookies as we... Buy or find out more →
Slow: Mouth-Watering Recipes For The Slow Cooker And Crockpot
$39.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Nz
Celebrity cook Allyson Gofton gives us her own special take on slow-cooked food, sharing over 180 of her favourite recipes for the slow cooker or crockpot.
With chapters on soups, main meals (beef, lamb, pork, chicken an... Buy or find out more →
The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Recipe Book
$35.00 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
This collection of 130 recipes is the long-awaited cookbook supplement to the phenomenally successful CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet. At least 800,000 Australians have tried the diet, and many now live by its principles. Thi... Buy or find out more →
Our Family Table
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Ebury Press
The most highly anticipated cookbook of 2010 - by Julie Goodwin, Australia's first MasterChef
Since taking out the coveted title of Australia's first MasterChef, Julie Goodwin has been cooking, testing and writing away l... Buy or find out more →
Fine Family Cooking
$39.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Tony Bilson's Fine Family Cooking is the kitchen companion from Australia's original master chef to the master chefs of the future. It provides home cooks with a repertoire of recipes and techniques to create restaurant-... Buy or find out more →
Jamie Does...
$60.00 – Hardcover book / Michael Joseph
This cookbook will celebrate the vibrant food of six very different countries. Cheap, short-haul flights and long weekend getaways have become increasingly popular and within a few short hours of the UK there are new and... Buy or find out more →
Rice Bible
$19.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
Simple and delicious rice recipes.
With more than 2000 listed varieties, rice is a staple food for more than half the world's population. It is easy to cook and incredibly versatile. This collection brings together India... Buy or find out more →
Favourite Mince Recipes: Pver 100 Delicious and Budget-Friendly Recipes
$24.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
Versatile, delicious and economical
There's never been a better time to discover the delights of cooking with mince. Get ready to throw out any preconceived notions you may have that mince is an old-fashioned or humdrum ... Buy or find out more →
Curry: Frangrant Dishes From India, Thailand, Malaysia And Indonesia
$29.95 – Paperback book / Dorling Kindersley
New edition of the ultimate cookbook for curry lovers.
Take your taste buds on a global curry adventure. Invite top chefs, writers and cooks into your kitchen and they'll share their secrets for authentic, taste-tingling... Buy or find out more →
The 21st Birthday Cookery Book Of The Country Women's Association In Tasmania
$24.95 – Spiral bound / Penguin Books
The 21st Birthday Cookery Book of the Country Women's Association in Tasmania was first published in 1957, in recognition of a major milestone for the organisation. This facsimile edition, including all the original reci... Buy or find out more →
Just Add Spice
$49.95$39.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
No eSpices are nature's gift to the home cook. They add depth, aroma and complexity to the simplest of foods, turning a barbecue into a feast and a family roast into a culinary event.
Lyndey Milan, much-loved food and wi... Buy or find out more →
The Lost Art Of Baking With Yeast
$29.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc
Baking with yeast is becoming a lost art. Many cooks would love to utilise the incredible properties of yeast, but lack a guide to inform and inspire them.
The Lost Art of Baking with Yeast shows how simple baking with y... Buy or find out more →
Meals In Heels
$39.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Want to be the hostess with the mostest? Acclaimed London-based American food writer and stylist Jennifer Joyce will show you how. Drawing on her many years of successful soirees and laid-back lunches, Jennifer will teac... Buy or find out more →
Abla's Lebanese Kitchen
$50.00$49.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
In this inspired collection of recipes, acclaimed cook and restaurateur Abla Amad shares the secrets of Lebanese cooking. Learn how to arrange a traditional mezza spread of kibbee, vine leaves, baba ghannooj and felafel,... Buy or find out more →
Wholefood For Children
$45.00 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
The underlying philosophy behind Wholefood for Children is the importance of feeding young, growing children whole and real food, preferably organic. Not only does a child require fuel to play, they also require it to bu... Buy or find out more →
The Commonsense Cookery Book: Revised and Updated
$24.99 – Paperback book / Harper Collins
The Commonsense Cookery Book is a kitchen classic which has been teaching people kitchen basics for nearly a century.
First published in 1914, and with one million copies sold, this is the book every home leaver takes wi... Buy or find out more →
Survival For The Active Family
$29.99 – Paperback book / Allen & Unwin
A family’s main interaction is often over food, and food habits develop from the family experience. But a busy life makes it challenging to eat well and be active. This fourth cookbook in the highly successful series fro... Buy or find out more →
The Great Aussie Family Cookbook
$35.00 – Paperback book / Viking
Find out how to fuel the kids for a big day at school, whip up delicious weeknight dinners and get creative with the Christmas feast.
The Great Aussie Family Cookbook is packed with practical advice on how to feed your f... Buy or find out more →
The Age Cheap Eats 2010
$12.50 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
For years the Age Cheap Eats has been the bible for those who want to eat well in Melbourne without breaking the bank. From Italian trattorias to the Moroccan Soup Bar you find the cuisines and ambience you like. The 201... Buy or find out more →
Eating For Two
$35.00 – Paperback book / Viking
Eating for Two: simply delicious recipes for a happy, healthy pregnancy by award-winning food writer Kathleen Gandy.
Pregnant? Confused about what to eat? What not to eat? What to cook when you're in the throes of mornin... Buy or find out more →
Crunch Time Cookbook
$34.95 – Paperback book / Viking
Take charge of what you eat! Lose weight! Feel fantastic!
Michelle Bridges, expert trainer from The Biggest Loser and author of the best-selling Crunch Time, knows that confidence in the kitchen is the key to weight mana... Buy or find out more →
Relish 2010: Great Food for a Good Cause
$15.00 – Spiral bound /
Relish 2010 is full of recipes donated by local restaurants and cafes operating in St Kilda, Prahran, South Melbourne, Malvern & Elwood areas. The proceeds from the sale of this book are to be donated locally to the ... Buy or find out more →
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume 1
$39.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
One of the most well known of all the duck dishes, caneton à l' orange, is roast duck decorated with fresh orange segments and accompanied by an orange-flavored brown sauce. Its most important element is its sauce-a rich... Buy or find out more →
Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume 2
$39.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
The sequel to the classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
Here, from Julia Child and Simone Beck, is the sequel to the cooking classic that has inspired a whole American generation to new standards of culinary taste... Buy or find out more →
Complete Cook
$64.95 – Hardcover book / Aust Womens Weekly
The Complete Cook is the latest in the best-selling range of must-have cookbooks from the Australian Women's Weekly. This sensational big book provides an indispensable guide to cooking with a comprehensive range of fres... Buy or find out more →
Cravat-a-licious
$34.95 – Trade paperback / Random Century
The Selected Works of the MasterChef critic
Australia knows him as the cravat-wearing critic and hulking soulful judge on TV's crazily successful MasterChef Australia but it's his writing that has had the food world talk... Buy or find out more →
Jane's Kitchen: Fabulous Food, Minus the Boombah
$29.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant
Jane Kennedy has long been known for her radio and television career. Something less known is that Jane loves food. Both cooking it and eating it. But Jane can't eat anything she wants to. That's because she gets FAT. Af... Buy or find out more →
The Silver Spoon Book Of Pasta
$49.95$23.95 – Hardcover book /
Following on from the international best-seller The Silver Spoon - the Italian cooking bible- the Silver Spoon Book of Pasta presents a collection of 350 definitive pasta recipes for all lovers of the iconic Italian dish... Buy or find out more →
Sticks, Seeds, Pods & Leaves: A Cook's Guide to Culinary Spices and Herbs: Includes More Than 150 Recipes
$39.95$16.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant
Presented in an accessible A-to-Z format, and including a wonderful selection of more than 150 simple and modern recipes that show off the unique flavor of each ingredient, this is the ultimate guide to growing, sourcing... Buy or find out more →
Secrets Of The Red Lantern
$69.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
With Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart, Sydney chef Pauline Nguyen has written an unusual and very moving cookbook/memoir. Nguyen’s family came to Australia as refugees from Vietna... Buy or find out more →
Comfort Food
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
Gary Mehigan, acclaimed chef and television personality, brings us the food he loves to eat - classic dishes with a modern twist. Discover the secrets of family favourites such as pancakes, pumpkin soup and spaghetti wit... Buy or find out more →
Vineyard Cookbook
$59.95 – Hardcover book / Viking
There is a unique pleasure in sharing good food and wine.Nothing compares to the experience of sitting with family and friends to enjoy fabulous food while surrounded by stunning architecture, the hum of conversation, an... Buy or find out more →
Express Cook
$60.00 – Hardcover book / Dorling Kindersley
Never has fast home cooking with fresh ingredients been more important than it is now. The pressure on home cooks is increasing, but whether want to whip up a healthy feast for your family, an impressive spread for ... Buy or find out more →
Wine and Food
$55.00$15.95 – Hardcover book / Univ West Aust Pr
Kate Lamonts stunning new cookbook explores the fine art of wine and food matching. Drawing upon her experience as both a winemaker and chef Kate takes readers through the basics. Unlike any other book on the market, cha... Buy or find out more →
Larousse Gastronomique: Updated Edition
$145.00 – Slipcase / Hodder Headline
Larousse Gastronomique is the world's classic culinary reference book. Larousse is known and loved for its authoritative and comprehensive collection of recipes. Here it is brought up to date for 2009 in an attractive ed... Buy or find out more →
MoVida Rustica: Spanish Traditions and Recipes
$59.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Following the multi-award winning title MoVida, chef and restaurateur Frank Camorra returns to his native Spain in this companion book. In MoVida Rustica, Frank delivers many traditional as well as innovative recipes tha... Buy or find out more →
Melbourne: The Making of a Drinking and Eating Capital
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Hardie Grant
Melbourne’s bustling laneways and tree-lined streets are renowned for their incredible choice of places to eat and drink – from stylish sidewalk cafes and dark, hidden-away bars to elegant award-winning restaurants and c... Buy or find out more →
My Cousin Rosa: Rosi Mitchell's Sicilian Kitchen
$59.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
When a young girl and her family move from Sicily to country Australia, it is a surprisingly small step in kitchen miles. The tablecloth and stockpot are the same, cardoons and fennel still grow wild on the roadside and ... Buy or find out more →
Hueys Bloody Good Recipes
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Slattery Media Group
Containing 50 of Huey's all-time favourite recipes, "Huey's Bloody Good Recipes" shows you how to vary each Master recipe using the same ingredients, method or even leftovers.
As anyone who has ever watched a professiona... Buy or find out more →
Thrifty Kitchen
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
The Thrifty Kitchen is your guide to cooking and shopping on a budget without compromising on flavour or goodness, brought to you by one of Australia's most respected food families. Join food editor and writer Suzanne Gi... Buy or find out more →
Manna From Heaven Cooking For The People You Love
$59.95 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
Sesame Street C Is For Cooking: 40th Anniversary Edition
$22.95 – Hardcover book / Wiley
Celebrate Sesame Street's 40th anniversary with this special edition cookbook!
Introducing your kids to cooking is easy-with a little help from the Sesame Street gang. This special anniversary edition of Sesame Street's ... Buy or find out more →
I Know How To Cook
$59.95$29.95 – Hardcover book /
First published in 1932, Je sais cuisiner has been a best-seller for three generations. It is a household must-have, and a well-thumbed copy can be found in kitchens throughout France. The book has sold more than 6 ... Buy or find out more →
Food Safari
$55.00 – Hardcover book / Hardie Grant
Food Safari takes you on a culinary adventure across the world, exploring ingredients and making the exotic familiar. More than a cookbook, it's a glimpse into the kitchens of some of the most enticing cuisines.
180 deli... Buy or find out more →
Coco: One Hundred Emerging Culinary Stars Chosen By Ten Of The Worlds Greatest Chefs
$59.95 – Hardcover book /
Coco is an exciting, unprecedented guide to the most exceptional talent in the international restaurant world. Following in the footsteps of Phaidon's successful 10x10 series featuring emerging young artists in diff... Buy or find out more →
Buon Ricordo How To Make Your Home A Great Restaurant
$65.00 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
Here,...
Tender Volume One: A Cook And His Vegetable Patch
$59.99 – Hardcover book / Harper Collins
Combining reminiscences from a lifetime spent working with and enjoying food, along with cultivation tips for the growing season and a brief history of each classic vegetable dish, Vegetables shows you how to use vegetab... Buy or find out more →
She's Leaving Home
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
MONICA TRAPAGE knew exactly what to do when her
daughter Lil announced she was leaving home:
present her with a collection of tried-and-tested family recipes
and stories.
Drawing on her Spanish heritage, crazy fam... Buy or find out more →
My Little Chocolate Book
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Ah, chocolate. Where would treats and special occasions be without it? Just the mention of chocolate has most of us dreaming of cakes, cookies, extravagant desserts and those nibbly little mouthfuls that pick you up on a... Buy or find out more →
Mercurio's Menu
$15.00 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
It seems that dancing is not Paul Mercurio's only passion and his foodie travel show Mercurio's Menu, with an average viewer audience of around one million people would indicate it is a passion well-shared. Buy or find out more →
Tortoises And Tumbleweeds A Journey Through An African Kitchen
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Independent Pub. Grp
Tortoises and Tumbleweeds Journey through an African Kitchen - the eagerly-awaited sequel to the international best-seller Rainbow Cuisine - glances over its shoulder, embraces current food trends and looks to the future... Buy or find out more →
My Greek Family Table
$59.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
Greek-Australian Maria Benardis welcomes you to her table to enjoy Greek food the way her family has always done. In these 100 recipes, passed between the generations, you will find time-honoured classics such as moussak... Buy or find out more →
The River Cafe Classic Italian Cookbook
$59.95$29.95 – Hardcover book / Michael Joseph
There is a brief moment as summer overlaps with autumn when the beautiful borlotti beans are fully ripe in their pods, the huge, wonderfully flavoured porcini mushrooms are beginning to appear in the markets, and the tom... Buy or find out more →
Jamie's America
$65.00 – Hardcover book / Michael Joseph
Jamie will try real American food and meet the most interesting cooks and producers that this vast country has to offer. His epic journey will take him to the heart of America: its people, culture, music and, most import... Buy or find out more →
Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion: Dig, Plant, Water, Grow, Harvest, Chop, Cook
$125.00 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
If you have ever dreamed of picking fresh salad leaves for the evening meal, gathering vine-ripened tomatoes or pulling up your own sweet carrots, this is the book for you. Follow in the footsteps of one of Australia's b... Buy or find out more →
When I Get Home
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Lantern Books
Join ARIA head chef and television personality Matt Moran as he relaxes in the kitchen and around the table at home. Enjoy school-night dinners, long Sunday lunches and big weekend breakfasts. Learn how to make simple fo... Buy or find out more →
Greek Cookery From The Hellenic Heart
$50.00 – Hardcover book / New Holland Pub
Welcome to the Hellenic Heart. The taverna is the kitchen table of the village or the street - a place for family and friends to gather; a watering hole; a debating hall; a gambling den, and a café rolled into one.
Geor... Buy or find out more →
Homestyle Chicken
$34.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Each title in the Homestyle series is an indispensable reference for anyone with an interest in cooking. Designed for easy use, each recipe is beautifully styled and accompanied by detailed step-by-step photographs showi... Buy or find out more →
Homestyle Cookies, Muffins and Cakes
$34.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Each title in the Homestyle series is an indispensable reference for anyone with an interest in cooking. Designed for easy use, each recipe is beautifully styled and accompanied by detailed step-by-step photographs showi... Buy or find out more →
Homestyle: Pies And Tarts
$34.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Pies and tarts are ideal for picnics, dinner or as a light snack to accompany drinks, and this new Homestyle title presents the best recipes for mouth-watering savoury and sweet treats, including Italian zucchini pie, Co... Buy or find out more →
Theo & Co: The Search For The Perfect Pizza
$34.95 – Paperback book / Univ West Aust Pr
Theo & Co. covers all aspects of pizza making, from the raw ingredients and the fine art of dough to the decadent and delicious finished pizzas. Step by step instructions, effective tips and stunning photos make it p... Buy or find out more →
Saha: A Chef's Journey Through Lebanon And Syria
$49.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant
In Saha, Greg Malouf returns to the land of his ancestors to explore its broad and influential cuisine. Stretching from neighbouring Persia throughout the Mediterranean to North Africa, the roots of Greg’s culinary histo... Buy or find out more →
Ben's Barbecue
$29.95 – Paperback book / Hardie Grant
Throw away the sausages and chops and be inspired by celebrity Australian chef Ben O’Donoghue’s exciting world of barbecues food. From Mexican Suckling Pig to Singapore Chilli Crab – you’ll have your friends talking abou... Buy or find out more →
Earth To Table - Seasonal Recipes from an Organic Farm
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Ecco Press
There is nothing more delicious than a salad filled with freshly picked greens and juicy tomatoes still warm from the sun, or a dessert made with strawberries so perfectly ripe they stain the fingers crimson. Not only ar... Buy or find out more →
Sweet Food
$19.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
When the next craving hits, turn these pages to find the perfect cure. Whether it's a seductively sweet cr me caramel, the naughty but oh-so-nice chocolate fudge puddings, or an exotic saffron spice cake that's needed, y... Buy or find out more →
Bowl Food
$19.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Bowl Food is relaxed eating. Depending on your mood, you can slow simmer a fiery curry, put together a luscious pasta dish or simply toss a few fresh ingredients in a wok. All that remains is to lift your spoon and eat w... Buy or find out more →
Home Food
$19.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
From eggs benedict to double-chocolate brownies, there's something in this book for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. The bestselling and award-winning Chunky Food series from Murdoch Books is being re-launched in 20... Buy or find out more →
Hot Food
$19.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Hot Food holds a special place in every kitchen. Whether it's a spicy curry or robust stew that will warm your heart, you'll find it in here. The bestselling and award-winning Chunky Food series from Murdoch Books is bei... Buy or find out more →
Vegie Food
$19.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Vegie Food presents delicious fresh vegetables in a starring role as starters, soups, salads, mains and sides - with recipes suitable for omnivores, vegetarians and vegans. The bestselling and award-winning Chunky Food s... Buy or find out more →
Kitchen Classics: Slow Cookers
$34.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
The ideal book for time-strapped cooks and busy households, Kitchen Classics: Slow Cookers shows you how to transform many foods, particularly meat, into morsels of melting tenderness, with not much more exertion than th... Buy or find out more →
Balance and Harmony: The Secrets Of Asian Cooking
$89.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
In Balance and Harmony, Neil Perry revels in his love for Asian cooking: the great flavours, the contrasts in tastes and textures, and the way that just about anything can be cooked with a wok and a bamboo steamer. Balan... Buy or find out more →
Snowflakes And Schnapps
$69.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Join Jane Lawson as she takes you on a culinary journey through the magnificent cold-climate cuisines of the snow-cloaked regions of northern, central and eastern Europe. From the seaside towns of Scandinavia, to the alp... Buy or find out more →
Fast Food
$19.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Tailored to help you find a little breathing space in a hectic day, each recipe in Fast Food is designed to create a delicious meal with minimum preparation. The bestselling and award-winning Chunky Food series from Murd... Buy or find out more →
Homestyle: Casseroles and One-Pots
$34.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Homestyle: Casseroles and One-pots features the best selection of one-pot dishes from around the world, from Bouillabaisse to Mexican chicken casserole and beef and lentil curry. Designed for easy use, each recipe is bea... Buy or find out more →
Indulgence Petits Fours
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Enthused by the revival of the art of High Tea and combined with the on-going trend for home cooks to lovingly produce hand-crafted gourmet items for sharing, Murdoch Books' specially selected team of pastry and dessert ... Buy or find out more →
Cooking From The Market: Fruit
$24.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Top-quality seasonal produce cooked simply is increasingly the mantra of both home cooks and restaurant chefs. Cooking from the Market: Fruit and Vegetables sidestep the supermarket and head for the grower's and farmer's... Buy or find out more →
Bourke Street Bakery: The Ultimate Baking Companion
$69.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Situated in the hip foodie enclave of Sydney's Surry Hills is the original Bourke Street Bakery, a cosy nook selling artisanal baked goods of the highest order. The bakery's long queue of customers waiting for their dail... Buy or find out more →
Bordeaux Chateaux A History Of The Grand Crus Classes Since 1855
$70.00 – Paperback book / Flammarion
A historical tour of the wine châteaux that established Bordeaux as the worlds benchmark for red wine.The greatest red wines in the world are produced in the Médoc region within Bordeauxs wine country. Their peerless qua... Buy or find out more →
Breakfast: Food Worth Getting Out Of Bed For
$34.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Greg Duncan Powell pays homage to the most important time of the day with his new book Breakfast: Food worth getting out of bed for. A well-known wine and beer enthusiast, Greg approaches the subject of breakfast with hi... Buy or find out more →
My Grill
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Chef, restaurateur and TV presenter Pete Evans is fired up about a subject very close to his, and every man’s, heart – the barbecue. Tongs in hand, Pete takes you through three chapters of sizzling recipes starting with ... Buy or find out more →
Cooking From The Market: Vegetables
$24.95 – Paperback book / Murdoch Books
Top-quality seasonal produce cooked simply is increasingly the mantra of both home cooks and restaurant chefs. Cooking from the Market: Fruit and Vegetables sidestep the supermarket and head for the grower's and farmer's... Buy or find out more →
Indulgence Slices
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Enthused by the revival of the art of High Tea and combined with the on-going trend for home cooks to lovingly produce hand-crafted gourmet items for sharing, Murdoch Books' specially selected team of pastry and dessert ... Buy or find out more →
The New Portuguese Table : Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast
$56.95 – Hardcover book / Clarkson Potter Pubs
This is the perfect cookbook for lovers of salt cod, and it just might be the perfect cookbook for those who dislike the mild, Atlantic fish. Leite, a three-time James Beardaward winner and proprietor of the Web site Lei... Buy or find out more →
Recipes From The Baker
$9.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
These books encourage the support of local growers and feature advice on selection and storage so that the raw ingredients you bring to the kitchen are nothing but the best. Every title in the series includes an inspirin... Buy or find out more →
Recipes From The Dairy
$9.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
These books encourage the support of local growers and feature advice on selection and storage so that the raw ingredients you bring to the kitchen are nothing but the best. Every title in the series includes an inspirin... Buy or find out more →
Recipes From The Greengrocer
$9.95 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
These books encourage the support of local growers and feature advice on selection and storage so that the raw ingredients you bring to the kitchen are nothing but the best. Every title in the series includes an inspirin... Buy or find out more →