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Voting for the People's Choice Award at the Australian Food Media Awards closes on 31 July. Click hereto nominate who has influenced you the most about eating and drinking
Lyndey and Ian 'Herbie' Hemphill at the launch of Just Add Spice
Click here to read about the spiced food and wine matching extravaganza at the launch event at Essential Ingredient in Sydney.
Click hereto view a video of Lyndey and Ian 'Herbie' Hemphill talking about Just Add Spice.
Lyndey writes wine reviews for, amongst others, The Australian Women's Weekly. To read a story recently published about affordable French wines, click here
As Chair of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW's Fine Food Committee, Lyndey oversees numerous competitions including branded beef & lamb, aquaculture, olive oil and regional food. She also contributes to the RAS of NSW's member magazine, RAS Times, click here to read her latest column.
At the Food Media Club Awards
(now Australian Association of Food Professionals)
Lyndey Milan is an energetic multi–award–winning communicator, author, teacher, presenter and consultant on all things gastronomic. Click here to download Lyndey’s CV
About
Lyndey is a well known face in print, radio and on TV. In December 2009 she was enticed back to the iconic Australian Women’s Weekly as Contributing Food Director; formerly she was Food Director for nearly nine years. She spent the previous year as Associate Food Director and major contributor to BBC Australian Good Food magazine. Lyndey appears on Mornings with Kerri–Anne weekly on the Nine Network every Thursday and was previously co–host of Fresh on the same network for over eight years. This followed a media career encompassing all commercial TV networks, radios 2UE and 2GB, innumerable magazines and newspapers.
In March 2010 Lyndey released her seventh book, Just Add Spice (Penguin) co-authored with Ian 'Herbie' Hemphill and in late 2009 her sixth book: The Best Collection, Fast, Fabulous Recipes (New Holland) was released. She has a strong following for her previous four best–selling cookbooks and many public appearances. A fifth book, Balance. Matching Food and Wine. What Works and Why, co–authored with Colin Corney won Fine Wine Partners Best Food and Wine Writing at the Vittoria Australian Food Media Awards in 2006.
Her accolades also include winning the highly prestigious Food Media Club of Australia industry peer Award for Best Overall Contribution to the Food Media not only in 1999 by also in 2008, the only person to do so twice.
Apart from media appearances she has a successful consultancy business which includes public speaking, emceeing, celebrity appearances and cooking demonstrations, cooking and wine appreciation classes, advising food and wine clients – in fact anything to do with food, wine, agriculture and lifestyle.
A keen observer of trends and the changing needs of the everyday cook, her no–nonsense approach and easy ability to communicate have built a solid career on television, radio and the mainstream and wine and food print media following on from practical experience as a caterer and café proprietor.
Lyndey’s forte is presenting seemingly complicated ideas in an easy, straight–forward and entertaining manner. With an in depth knowledge of both food and wine, she has a special interest in regional producers, something she is able to develop in her role as Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Councillor and Board Member. She also works for many charities, especially as an Ambassador for, Eating Disorders Foundation and is a co-founder and Patron of Tasting Success, a mentoring program for female chefs.
Lyndey Milan is recognised as a passionate and committed supporter of her community.
Community
Lyndey helps raise money for many support groups, which tend to
be undervalued in the community and struggle to raise sufficient
funds to carry out their invaluable, and often unapplauded
community work. Her particular charities are:
A background in advertising, catering, hospitality operation and the media, has made Lyndey a keen observer of food, wine, dining and eating trends. In her years at The Australian Women’s Weekly, she has become attuned to anticipating trends and has, through her work had the opportunity to fully understand and appreciate orderly kitchen testing, proper systems and well–run hospitality operations. This has given Lyndey the unique opportunity to take the best from many different management systems and make them her own. She travels overseas regularly and so is cognisant of world trends.
Recipe Development
The Australian Women’s Weekly is globally famous for its kitchen tested recipes; unusual in today’s world of fast food publishing. A best–selling cookbook author and award–winning food and wine writer, in her own right, Lyndey has developed recipes for newspapers, magazines, TV and radio, wine companies and specialist producers.
Sourcing chefs
Lyndey has excellent working relationships with many local and international chefs and can help you source the right chef to match your venue, event or corporate program.
Speaking
Lyndey's style is enthusiastic, energetic and fun with a ready smile and laugh which allows her to present information, technique and concepts in an entertaining yet memorable fashion.
Although her reputation has primarily been built via food and wine,
her passions, experience and knowledge extend well past
food into agriculture, art, culture and the environment. She
has also MCed extensively in the art and culture arena.
▪ Hosting and MCing at corporate and public launches, award presentations and other events
▪ Guest speaking and interviewing at industry and corporate events
▪ Debating, as either a protagonist or antagonist - Lyndey relishes the opportunity to take on the other side and has been acclaimed for being intelligent, knowledgeable, witty and fun
▪ Facilitation at conferences, workshops and team building
▪ Fun and informative cooking demonstrations at private and public events
▪ Running specialty educational programs on topics such as food and wine (or beer) matching
Writing
Lyndey Milan is an accomplished and acclaimed food and wine writer able to cover the full gambit of writing in her genre. Her experience in advertising and the media and the world of food and wine is the basis of her highly regarded expertise.
Lyndey travels overseas regularly and a keen observer of all aspects of the food, wine and travel world she is extremely perceptive allowing her stay stay fully attuned to world trends long before they become common place.
▪ Corporate including advertising and promotional material
▪ Food and Wine journalism
▪ Tasting notes for wine companies
▪ Wine options events
▪ Recipe development
▪ Cooking class and corporate bonding documentation
▪ Hospitality systems and training manuals
▪ Books about food and wine and gastro travel
▪ Editing books about food and wine
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