If you haven’t heard of Guy Mirabella, he’s been incredibly influential across the ditch in the food and cookbook space. A celebrated designer, he created books for Australian culinary icons like Stephanie Alexander, Christine Manfield, and Charmaine Solomon. But in 1999, after winning awards and acclaim for his design work, he took a dramatic career turn, stepping into the kitchen of the legendary Ronnie di Stasio in St Kilda…

Miami-born Danielle Alvarez has called Sydney home for the past 10 years or so and is recognised as one of the city’s best chefs. Her food draws on a number of influences; her Cuban roots, a love of French and Italian food, years of working in incredible kitchens such The French Laundry and Chez Panisse in California, and the Asian threads that run through Australian cooking…