Lucy Ridge - Food Writer

I get a lot of questions about my day job, so I figured it was time to answer a few!
Do you eat at restaurants every day?
Do you get lots of free meals?
What do you do if the food is bad?

What is it really like to be a food writer?

What is it really like to be a food writer? | Region Canberra As a food writer, I truly believe I have one of the best jobs in the world: I get to…

My lovely friend Sam of Garden Kitchen Witch’n is fundraising for a kitchen trailer to kick start the next stage of her catering business. Friends who were at my epic 30th birthday might recall Sam’s delicious dips and snacks!

If you’ve got a few dollars to spare, this is a great way to help out a local, ethical, sustainable, female-run small business.

AND if you choose the tier where you get tickets to the launch lunch then we can sit together!

https://www.pozible.com/project/kitchen-trailer

Garden Kitchen Witch’n Food with a story of connection.

Nourishing our bodies, souls and the Earth through the rediscovery of our deep reciprocal connections.

Plus permaculture education, grief work, consultations and more

I had a brilliant chat with on about the book, ‘aha’ moments and all things food.
Give it a listen on the Dirty Linen website or whatever podcast app you use.

https://megaphone.link/EIDWD8170889613

What a LOVELY little snippet in and today!
Pretty chuffed to see Fed Up out in the world (and they think I’m funny!)
Have a read:
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/from-romcoms-to-rasputin-10-new-books-for-your-bedside-table-20260320-p5r9kx.html

I was honoured to give the vote of thanks at the ANU’s Meet The Author event with the inimitable Stephanie Alexander.

I started off by sharing my messy forays into lemon curd as a child thanks to our prolific lemon tree. So naturally I had to wear my lemon shirt 🍋

Stephanie’s conversation with Alex Sloane will go up as a podcast - will share when it’s up!

Check out this baby chef having a moment in the Guardian Australia!
This piece is just a teeny tiny fraction of what the book is about, but food and community are at the core of the whole thing so if you like this you’ll love the book!

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/mar/21/hospitality-love-of-cooking-chef-pig-farm

Monash University Publishing

Stephanie Alexander is kind of a big deal. And it was kind of a REALLY big deal that she was kind enough to write something about my book. And it's an even BIGGER deal that I'll be delivering a vote of thanks at an upcoming Meet The Author event at ANU to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the bible - wait I mean A Cook's Companion.

Come along!

Here is a picture of me being totally normal the last time I met Stephanie...

https://www.anu.edu.au/events/meet-the-author-stephanie-alexander

Big thanks to HerCanberra for this lovely article about Fed Up. And please enjoy this unhinged photo of baby chef Lucy!

Fed Up with Canberra’s sexist chefs, Lucy Ridge journeys to a new food culture | HerCanberra Fed up with sexism in Canberra's commercial kitchen, Lucy Ridge travelled around Australia to learn about women in the food production scene and then wrote a book about it, Fed Up.