Award winning Author, Chef, Food Stylist, Publisher & Photographer 

Gourmand World Cookbook Award National Winner 2023 Best Entertaining for Celebrate and Best series for Packed 

Gourmand World Cookbook Award National Winner 2021 Best Mediterranean -Dun Gifford Award for The Tasmania Pantry 2 Cookbook 

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards National Winner 2018 awards: Best Local Cuisine Cookbook for The Tasmania Pantry Cookbook and Best Series for The Tasmania Pantry and Seafood Everyday

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards National Winner 2017: Best Woman Chef & Best Fish and Seafood Book for Seafood Everyday

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, Third Place- Best Seafood or Fish Book 2017

I am Eloise Emmett (Baker), I love cooking, developing recipes, shopping for props at op shops and markets and styling and taking photos of food. I have published 6 cookbooks and have helped many others publish their own cookbooks. When I am not creating recipes and photographing I teach cooking workshops and class from my kitchen studio ‘Old School Kitchen’ in Glenorchy. I am driven to educate people how to cook through my books, workshops and classes as I am continually frustrated by our food (and health!) system that just seems to be getting worse every year. Eating well is important for our physical and mental health, I love to teach people how easy it is too cook. If home cooking were to increase it could make a dramatic difference to our struggling health system. It seems too simple and easy really. No one can deny that shit food has an impact on health, mental and physical, there is so much evidence and research everywhere to support this. Even the cancer council website, yes Cancer! If that doesn’t inspire people to get out the pots and pans and start cooking from scratch what will?! 

I am a experienced and qualified stylist and photographer. I have completed a Diploma in Visual arts- Photography. I have photographed and styled award winning cookbooks for myself and clients, food for advertising, products for advertising and websites and luxury accommodation. 

I am a trade qualified chef with over 30 years’ experience working in commercial kitchens, including seven years as chef of my own popular restaurant ‘The Mussel Boys’ in Taranna, Tasmania. I also built 4 luxury studio apartments alongside the restaurant and operated them as well. The restaurant was reported as ‘one of the best country eateries in the state’ by respected food writer and restaurant critic Graeme Phillips for its inspirational menu and emphasis on using fresh local produce. Other career highlights were a chef de partie position on Bedarra Island resort, creating innovative menus daily for the exclusive resort restaurant that catered for a maximum of 15 couples, and Head chef positions at the Astor Grill and T42 both in Hobart.

My Husband Brendan, who is a fisherman, and I have 3 children Maggie, Stephanie and Oscar.