Hello...

I’m Julia, a cook, author and teacher. My work celebrates simple ingredients, seasonal produce and the joys of coming together at the table. My cooking is influenced by my Maltese upbringing and time spent living in Tuscany, where I first learned the joys of the Italian kitchen. I write for publications such as Country Style Magazine and feature on The Design Files, ABC Radio and Australian Gourmet Traveller.

My debut cookbook, Ostro, was released in 2017 and short-listed for the 2018 ABIA ‘Illustrated Book of the Year’ and Gourmet Traveller’s ‘Best Food Books for 2017.’ I’m working on a second book which is due for release in 2020.

Here you will find plenty of simple recipes and travel tips too.

Thanks for visiting!

INTERVIEWS AND PRESS

2018

• Broadsheet - How to Spring Clean your Pantry

• The Saturday Paper - Baking Memories

• Sunday Life Magazine. Fairfax newspapers nationally – “How a couple of foodies put their stamp on a rented house”

• Habitus living - "Inside The Kitchen Of One of Australia's Favourite Food Bloggers"

• Country Style Magazine. September. Holiday Hunter piece on Kyoto

• 2018 INTERNATIONAL GOURMAND Cookbook Awards - Shortlist

• Postcards - Channel 9.

• 30 Essential Modern Cookbooks - Readings

• ABIA Illustrated Book of the Year - Longlist and Shortlist

• Good Food - The Age 22/5. Feature story. Print and Paper

• Cultiver Linen - Interview

• Sunday Life Magazine - The Age (+Fairfax papers nationally). Sunday May 6. 'Cooking the Books'

• The Good Weekend - The Age. Saturday May 5. Cookbooks for Mother's day

• Dish Magazine NZ. March. Interview and recipes

• Lunch Lady – Interview feature. Issue 10

• Ricotta Crostata - Lee Matthews

• Country Road – Live with Us

• Broadsheet interview – Where I shop.

2017

• Delicious Magazine - Roasted Peach Tart

• Ricotta gnocchi and lovely words from Emiko Davies

• FOOD WINE AND TRAVEL - OSTRO review

• ABC radio interview and recipe

• Indie Book Awards 2018 – Longlisted (Illustrated Non-Fiction)

• Design Sponge Feature (USA)

• InStyle Magazine – December Issue. 9 page extract from Ostro

• ABC radio Interview & recipe

• Mount Zero Hero Feature

• The Perfect Christmas Ham – Video for Eastland

• Taste of Melbourne Festival Highlights – Australian Gourmet Traveller

• Books of the year – Ostro curated by Pat Nourse. Australian Gourmet Traveller December 2017

• Sans Ceuticals Feature

• The Best Food and Gardening books of 2017 – Ostro. Readings Bookstore

• My Design Alley – Interview

• Lee Matthews – LM Woman Interview

• IN BED STORE: Eat In Bed – Orecchiette with ricotta and peas

• The Design Files – Tasty Tuesday. Every week in October

• Sydney Morning Herald. Mushroom and Barley Pie from Ostro

• The West Australian: Weekend West Magazine. Interview by Julia Hosking. 23/09/17

• Medibank – Interview

• Woman's Day – Honey cake from Ostro. 18/09/2017

• Readings Bestseller of the week 18/9/17

• Readings Bestseller of the week 11/9/17

• Readings Bestseller of the week 4/9/17

• delicious. On Sunday in Stellar Mag (NSW, VIC & QLD). Ostro Review.

• Lindsay Online – Gnocchi (excerpt from Ostro)

• Huffington Post – Everyday Banana Loaf (excerpt from Ostro)

• Broadsheet Melbourne – Best new cookbooks for spring

• Australian Gourmet Traveller Magazine – August. Flavours of the Med (8 Page preview of Ostro)

• Assemble Papers – Braised Chicken with Root Vegetables

• The Kitchn – Healthy Recipes

• The Design Files x Robert Gordon Australia

2016

• Food 52 – Whipped Ricotta Frosting

• The Design Files – Food and Family

• Yen Mag – Online and Print

• Assemble Papers Print Issue #6

• Assemble Papers – Vegetable Tempura

• Smudge Eats – Cook with us

2015

• Design Sponge – Roasted Peach Tart

• Loving Earth – A day in a plate

• Assemble Papers Print Issue #3

• The Design Files Tasty Tuesday Series (April)

• Assemble Papers – Pizza Fritta

• Assemble Papers – French Onion Soup

2014

• The Design Files Tasty Tuesday Series (October)

• Design Sponge - Roast Pumpkin Tortelli

• The Design Files Tasty Tuesday series (May)

2013

• Frankie Magazine Online – Lemon Pound Cake