Alan Barclay PhD is a consultant dietitian and busier than a honey bee in a field of flowers. He has published more than 30 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, worked for Diabetes Australia (NSW) and is currently science editor of GI News , the University of Sydney’s Human Nutrition Unit’s health newsletter. His recent books include, co-author The Ultimate Guide to Sugars and Sweeteners (The Experiment) and Reversing Diabetes (Murdoch Books). He’s a discerning and delightful diner and is learning to be a chef.
Kate McGhie is a chef, home cooks’ inspiration and champion of Australia’s rural producers. She has been writing and talking about food longer than a rare vintage red wine is cellared and her popular column in Melbourne’s Herald Sun reaches a million readers every week. Her previous books were both award winners: Cook (Hardie Grant) and Apple Blossom Pie: Memories of an Australian Country Kitchen (Murdoch Books). Kate’s recipe for life? Curiosity, enthusiasm and optimism. Her favourite meal? The next one.
Philippa Sandall is a writer, publisher, mentor and founding editor of GI News , which she has built to more than 100,000 subscribers worldwide. The essential ABC’s of her life include activity, books and cats, the latter she finds endlessly fascinating. So much so she derives great fun working on her ships’ cat website: www.seafurrers.com . Her most recent books include Sticks, Seeds, Pods and Leaves (with Elizabeth and Ian Hemphill), and co-author, The Ultimate Guide to Sugars and Sweeteners (The Experiment). She’s a soft touch for members of the fraternity of felines.