The Butcher, the Baker, the Best Coffeemaker

The ultimate guide to food in Melbourne and its suburbs. Whether you want to know where to go to sample the most authentic gelati, to source a Middle Eastern ingredient for your dinner party, to stock your freezer for busy weeknights, to take the in-laws for dinner or simply to have a coffee, you'll find just the place in here, alongside beautiful photographs, iconic recipes (Casa Iberica's paella, Movida's salt cod tortilla...) and interviews with the chefs, baristas and personalities of our city.

LEMON TART FROM PHILLIPPA'S
Bagels from Glick's
COFFEE TO CROSS TOWN FOR
Seasonal produce at the farmers' markets
BAKER D. CHIRICO'S CASALINGA BIANCO
All the delights of Sydney Road
Little Saigon in Footscray
EATING OUT WITH THE KIDS
The Mushroom Man at Prahran Market
Pasta at Pellegrini's
AUTHENTIC BUTCHERS
Limone gelato at Gelobar
LITTLE INDIA IN DANDENONG

About The Author

Gaye Weeden is a food and interiors editor and stylist. She has worked for Vogue, Marie Claire and Gourmet Traveller and is the co-author of Cooking From Memory: A Journey Through Jewish Food. Gaye is constantly inspired by the passion and creativity of Melbourne's food scene and the people who shape it.

Hayley Smorgon has a background in the visual arts and is the co-author of Cooking From Memory: A Journey Through Jewish Food and The Butcher, the Baker, the Best Coffee-Maker (July 2011). A self- confessed foodie, she enjoys entertaining family and friends, and is always on the lookout for new food trends and establishments.