Fiona Roberts trained at the renowned Leiths School of Food and Wine in London, has a Masters in Gastronomy under her belt and cut her teeth in London and Sydney's highly competitive food publishing scene, including the iconic Australian Women's Weekly cookbook division. Fiona has worked with some of the industry's most influential food writers, such as Delia Smith, Maggie Beer and Donna Hay. With a genuine interest in gastronomy, Fiona is passionate about the production of quality cookbooks that help communicate food culture at a particular time and place in history. She lives now in Adelaide where she runs Fiona Roberts Food, a successful creative food consultancy, specialising in recipe development, food styling and food marketing. Fiona's food philosophy: buy and support local, make by hand, share knowledge and skills, embrace community and educate for the future.
Jacqui Way is an award-winning photographer who has specialised in shooting food for over 17 years. From early childhood and the influences of a country grandmother, she has had an insatiable appetite for all things edible. Jacqui's career in photography has seen her express this passion through cookbooks and magazine editorials, her clients ranging from large food companies to small local producers, restaurants and wineries. From cockles to chocolate, pastry to pig's bottoms, she never tires of looking for the beauty in what she photographs. Naturally the chance to shoot and eat cake with a group of lovely women for a worthy organisation was not one to pass by. Jacqui can vouch that all the cakes in this book are extremely tasty!