Stephanie Alexander on writing, eating, air-frying – and The Cook’s Companion turning 30

Stephanie Alexander is a national icon: an internationally renowned cooking guru, best-selling writer and inspirational founder of a nationwide kitchen-garden scheme for schoolkids. She's also the final arbiter of kitchen disputes in homes all over Australia – resolving disagreements about how to store tomatoes and when to take the sponge out of the oven – as the author of Australia's most famous cookbook, The Cook's Companion . The 2.8-kilogram culinary doorstopper turns 30 this year, and Alexander joins Good Weekend senior writer Amanda Hooton for a chat about restaurants and writing, eating and air-fryers.

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Stephanie Alexander on writing, eating, air-frying – and The Cook’s Companion turning 30 is an episode from Good Weekend Talks by Good Weekend.

This episode is 32:50 long.

This episode was published on Mar 20, 2026.

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