Dancing on my Table - Perspectives on Life and Food

Published by New Holland, 2001, 224 pages.
Although there are some recipes in this collection of stories about memorable events in the life of one of New Zealand's food writers, they are not the star event. The book comprises of 16 chapters, each with its own theme, for example; memorable meetings with luminaries like Claudia Rodin (who ended up coming home with Julie, donning an apron and cooking up a storm in the Biuso kitchen); Luciano Pavarotti (for whom Julie cooked a special lunch during his one and only visit to New Zealand); and interesting and educative encounters - particularly in other countries - with little-known ingredients. This text provides an insight into food and writing.