Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking: In Conversation with Danielle Alvarez and Lucy Tweed

Join us for a very special evening with renowned Sydney based chef, Danielle Alvarez in conversation with Lucy Tweed to discuss the launch of her new cookbook, Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking.

WHEN: Tuesday, 31st October 2023. Please arrive at 6.45pm for a prompt 7pm start. 

WHERE: Gertrude & Alice Café Bookshop, 46 Hall St. Bondi Beach.

TICKETS: 

• ADMISSION: $30.00 (excluding external fees). Your ticket includes admission to the event, a drink on arrival and nibbles throughout the evening.
• ADMISSION + BOOK BUNDLE: $70.00 (excluding external fees). Your ticket includes admission to the event, a drink on arrival and nibbles throughout the evening, as well as a copy of Danielle's new book, Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking. (Save $10.00)

Danielle Alvarez's thoughtful recipes, wisdom, and whimsy offer the foundations for a lifetime of joy and nourishment in the kitchen, at the table, and beyond.

Both of Danielle's books will be available for purchase on the day and she will happily sign them after the talk - priority in the signing line will be given to those who have chosen to purchase their book(s) from Gertrude & Alice, as appreciation for their support.

About the Authors:

Danielle Alvarez lives for cooking. It brings joy and calm like nothing else, and it is where she works out her anxieties and falls in love, over and over. Born in Miami to a Cuban family, Danielle's cooking journey includes time in some of the best California kitchens, including the Berkeley institution Chez Panisse. She was lured to Australia in 2016 to helm the kitchen of now beloved Sydney restaurant Fred's, from which she moved on in 2022. Returning to her home kitchen, she has relished rediscovering home cooking flavours, both how exceptional they can be - often better than in a restaurant - as wells as the particular skills needed to coax them out.

Danielle has a regular column in Good Weekend, cooks regularly at events and pop-ups around the country, and her time out of the kitchen is dedicated to writing, consulting and cookbook-making. She hopes Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking can be a teacher, entertainer and friend, and has chosen each and every recipe with a view to bringing happiness to readers' tables. She lives by the ocean in Sydney with her partner and Ripley, her King Charles Cavalier.

Libby Travers is an author, food writer and food commentator who for has worked alongside some of the best chefs, producers and wholesalers for more than two decades. Her interest in food particularly focuses on its place in a country's culture and customs - with a soft spot for all things French. Fortunate to have three wonderful locations jostling for the title "home", she continues the search for good food, wine and bonheur between Provence, Crete and Australia.

About the Book:

Danielle Alvarez is an acclaimed restaurant chef, but Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking is dedicated to her favourite way of cooking: at home, for and with friends and family. It draws on her love of Italian and French food, her Cuban roots, time spent cooking in California and then in Australia, and all the incredible Asian influences that have coloured her time in Sydney.

The recipes are eclectic because her interests in flavour are diverse. We are so lucky to live in a world where one night we might be cooking something Indian, then next something Italian and then something Australian. Danielle celebrates this luxury, then applies the essential principles of respecting where food comes from and preparing it with care and attention.

Wherever you live, if you have a basic grocery store, you can adopt and enjoy the 100-plus recipes in this book. Every idea - from easy weeknight meals such as a Zucchini frittata or a hearty Cavolo nero and anchovy risotto, to more elaborate weekend projects like Bolognese with homemade Tagliatelle or a Sweet and sour cumin lamb shoulder, to gorgeous desserts such as Plum galette with a fennel creme anglaise - is designed to help you find happiness in your kitchen with the best that is available to you, and according to the ebbs and flows of your mood, budget, and tastes.

A lifetime of beautiful home cooking starts here.

About the Host:

Lucy Tweed is the creator of Every Night of the Week, an Instagram account full of recipes for people who don't like recipes. She began her career as a food developer and stylist working for nine years at Donna Hay magazine, learning all about the beauty of simple, fresh food. Clean and strict in style, it was akin to being taught to pencil-draw the perfect circle in art class - necessary skills that she could then adapt to grow her own style. She has worked in food styling, menu creation, travel writing and art direction for Merivale, Smeg, Westinghouse, Gourmet Traveller, SBS, Bauer Media, Vic's Meats and many more. She runs workshops and VIP dinners on food styling and photography.