About the Authors

Rebecca Varidel

REBECCA VARIDEL believes in the generosity of food and enjoys home and restaurant cookery that uses fresh local seasonal produce as its base.

As a child she played 'restaurants' at home with her brother Rodney...

Natalie Manning

NATALIE MANNING grew up in a family of passionate travellers (as well as chefs. And grew up eating in 3 hat restaurants). We're not sure which of her passions come first: football (that's soccer for those who aren't in the know), travel or food...

Lyndey Milan

LYNDEY MILAN, Australian home cook hero, combines a thirst for life and a sense of fun with a love of good food and sparkling shiraz.

A familiar face on television and in print, she been instr...

Triana O'Keefe

TRIANA O’KEEFE grew up in the Southern Highlands of NSW and has enjoyed fine food from a young age. However, her love of both the city and fine dining really came into play after her mother began managing a hatted r...

Jackie McMillan

Jackie is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Jackie McMillan has been the Dining Editor for the Alternative Media Group of Australia for the past seven years, reviewing more than 700 Sydney restaurants...

Kurt Huth

Kurt is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Kurt's love of food was there from the start, but it wasn't until he moved to the city that the wonders of gastronomy opened up to him. That was man...

Sheridan Rogers

Sheridan is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Sheridan Rogers is an award-winning food and travel writer, broadcaster and food stylist.

A graduate of Leith’s School of Food & Wine...

Robert and Morrison

Robert and Morrison are Guest Writers for InsideCuisine.

Robert Carmack and Morrison Polkinghorne host deluxe food tours to Southeast Asia. Robert is a cookbook author, and Morrison a textile designer. They are...

Alessandro Pavoni

Alessandro is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Alessandro Pavoni is Chef / Owner at Ormeggio restaurant in Sydney which this year was awarded it’s first hat in the (Sydney Morning Herald...

Peter Thornley

Peter is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

One of New Zealand's most acclaimed and well known chefs, Peter Thornley, heads up Hilton Queenstown's signature restaurant Wakatipu...

Mitchell Orr

Mitchell is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Chef  Mitchell Orr was winner of the ’2010 Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the Year’ award.

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Richard Gunner

Richard is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Richard Gunner has been the driving force behind the establishment of Feast! Fine Foods in 2001. T...

Francesco Spataro

Francesco is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Award-winning Italian pizza chef Francesco Spataro brings his authentic Neapolitan style pizza for guests of Aperitivo to enjoy.

Champagne Jayne

Jayne is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

‘Champagne Jayne’ (aka Jayne Powell) is a respected Australian independent reviewer and expert in champagne and sparkling wines. Considered a fri...

Caro Webster

Caro is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Caro Webster is a freelance writer, published author, fanatical gardener, foodie and a passionate believer in the magic of being outdoors & encour...

Jeremy Bowell

Jeremy is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Jeremy Bowell is an avid home chef and food & wine lover whose cooking has been featured in the Good Living section of the Sydney Morning Herald...

Carla Grossetti

Carla is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Carla Grossetti kicked off her freelancing career in 2002, after working for 15 years as a journalist and copy editor. Since then, she has contribute...

Bern Morley

Bern is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

Bern Morley is a freelance writer based in Melbourne. She likes eating and drinking and especially likes to do this in unison, preferably at unique and ...

William Wilson

William is a Guest Writer for InsideCuisine.

William Wilson is a man who likes to talk about wine, beer and spirits almost as much as he enjoys drinking them. William was one of the first Cert...