Jill Dupleix revolutionised the way we cook and eat in Australia through her weekly columns in the 'Sydney Morning Herald' and the Melbourne 'Age'. In 2001 she moved to London to take up the prestigious position of 'The Times' Cook, writing a weekend column for 'The Weekend Times'.

Jill grew up on a sheep farm in country Victoria, and worked in advertising before writing eleven cookbooks. She is author of the bestselling 'New Food', co-author of 'Hot Food Cool Jazz' and 'Allegro al Dente' and collected and edited the popular 'The Women's Cookbook'. She moved from Melbourne to Sydney to edit the 'Good Food Guide' with husband Terry Durack.

A self-taught cook with a passion for food and eating, she insists that the kitchen is a place in which to grow up, drink wine, have a good time and make people happy.