Contributors
SABAALEMAYOH
restaurateur
Saba’sfeast,p
SabaAlemayohhasalwayshad
anentrepreneurialspirit,starting
herfirstbusinessatjust22,
andopeningSaba’sEthiopian
RestaurantinMelbourne’s
Fitzroysoonafter.“Therecipes
weusecomestraightfrommy
mum’skitchen– everythingwe
make,weenjoy,”saysAlemayoh.
Whenshe’snotinthekitchen
atherrestaurant,you’llfindher
championingAfrican-Australian
talentthroughherself-started
talent incubator, Afro Hub.
KITTIGOULD
photographer
Newtricks,p
Internationallynotedfood
photographerKittiGouldhas
a deeppassionforallthings
food– rightdowntoproducers,
foragersandfarmers.Joined
bya numberofrespected
chefs,Gouldtravelledto
Thailandonanagricultural
odysseytocapturePalisa
Farmandthelocaldelicacies
it yields.“Fromstreetfood
tofarmfeasts,thiswasa truly
immersivejourneyintoculture
and community through food.”
AARONTURNER
chef
Turnuptheheat,p
BeforeAaronTurneropened
Geelong’swood-firepowered
restaurant,Igni,hespenta
coupleofyearsinNashville,
Tennesseemasteringa different
kindofheat:hotfriedchicken.
WeventurebacktotheDeep
SouthwithTurnerviahisnew
cookbookanditsspice-fuelled
recipes.“I’vetriedtokeepit all
asclosetotheNashvilleroots
aspossible.If it’ssouniquely
Nashvilleandsuchanamazing
dish, why change it at all?”
ELISEHASSEY
photographer
Kaleidoscopedreams,p
Yamba-basedphotographer
andartistEliseHasseyenjoys
capturingsurrealandmajestic
landscapes,asseeninher
boldandcolourfulphotoessay
ofMoroccoanditspeople.
“Streetsfilledwiththesweet
scentoforangeblossoms,
exuberantbazaarbargaining,
goldensunsetsovertheancient
Marrakeshrooftops,andendless
cupsofminttea...Morrocco’s
richcultureengagedand
delighted all my senses.”
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Rabat,
Morocco
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PHOTOGRAPHY ELISE HASSEY (MOROCCO), KITTI GOULD (SELF PORTRAIT), JULIAN KINGMA (AARON TURNER), NIKKI WALLMAN (ELISE HASSEY) & ATONG ATEM (SABA ALEMAYOH)