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The Gourmand’s Egg:
A Collection of Stories & Recipes

By Ananda Pellerin

Poached, scrambled, boiled, whipped into a cocktail, transformed into a painting medium, tossed at an enemy’s house. The egg exists in happy suspension between humble household ingredient and ever-powerful source of life. In the debut volume of TASCHEN’s series with cult-favourite The Gourmand Journal, we celebrate the link between food and culture in a visual and literary exploration of the powerhouse kitchen staple.

Publisher: Taschen

On the Curry Trail Chasing the Flavor That Seduced the World

By Raghavan Iyer

An enlightening journey across Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas to explore the origins of curry and the essential curries of each region. This diaspora of curry brings alive not only the most iconic, category-defining recipes from these continents, but also the history, lore, anecdotes, and familial remembrances that fashion each dish. It delves into the story of curry—what it was and what it is, the places to which it has traveled and the ways it has evolved en route and embraces the many interpretations and definitions of this beloved dish.

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds

By Hetty Lui McKinnon

Heritage and food have always been linked for Hetty Lui McKinnon. Tenderheart is a loving homage to her father, a Chinese immigrant in Australia, told in flavourful, vegetarian recipes. Growing up as part of a Chinese family in Australia, McKinnon formed a deep appreciation for her bicultural identity, and for her father, who moved to Sydney as a teenager and learned English while selling bananas at a local market. As he brought home crates full of produce after work, McKinnon learned about the beauty and versatility of fruits and vegetables.

Publisher: Knopf

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Bella Cucina

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Welcome home beneficent ‘ bots’

The latest robots in the home to clean, entertain, and surveil your premises. By Marc Saltzman While we aren’t living with a “Rosie the Robot” just yet—the high-tech housekeeper who petered around The Jetsons’ family home in that oh so

Gentle living

The freshness of Spring surrounds us and we’re grateful for it. Renewing, rebalancing and restorative, Spring brings new life. Gone is the harshness and “battle mode” of the winter months and forward comes a passage to a lighter, more appreciative

‘Beauty and Brains’ reset the bar

By Mark Eglington Having motivation and talent is always useful but today, it’s not enough. Let’s face it…we live in a competitive world. And, while it may not be the hunger games, it’s safe to say someone’s a ways got

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Made in Bangladesh: Recipes and stories from a home kitchen By Dina Begum Taking you through the six Bangladeshi seasons – summer, monsoon, autumn, late autumn, winter and spring – with warming flavours and memories teaching modern classics and age-old