Christine Manfield

Chef, Author, Gastronomic Traveller

Owner of more than 1500 cookbooks, all of which she uses, celebrated chef Christine Manfield says to be literate gives you power and gives you a place, and she’s certainly got one right at the top of the culinary world. 

Author of eleven books herself, Christine has been pushing boundaries with her recipes and cooking since she and a cohort of disruptives from Adelaide radicalised the Sydney dining scene in the 80s when she followed Philip Searle to work with him at Oasis Seros.

But before conquering kitchens, Christine was a primary school teacher. In this episode, you’ll discover the roots of her insatiable passion for travel, food, and literacy, and how all three have seasoned her remarkable journey.

Christine’s social cause is Two Good Co., and this March she’s the Two Gooder Chef of the Month, because as Christine says “when you cook, you cook from a place of love. You cook from your heart. It doesn't matter who you're cooking for.”