Donna Hay

Snoop through any self-respecting Australian’s cookbook collection, and you’ll find something by Donna Hay. As Australia’s leading food editor and bestselling cookbook author, she’s made her way into hearts (and nearly every home) across the country. An international publishing phenomenon, Donna Hay’s name is synonymous with a style of new-world cuisine that looks chic and modern, is quick and easy to prepare for the home cook but has an emphasis on real flavour. Her highly acclaimed bi-monthly food title, donna hay magazine, notched up an incredible 100 issues – a milestone number – before she ceased publishing it in 2018. The magazine made Donna a household name, reaching subscribers in 82 countries around the world. But the donna hay brand encompasses more than that – over the past 20 years, she has written 29 bestselling cookbooks, with more than seven million copies sold worldwide, and hosted TV series screened in at least 17 countries. Donna has her own homewares range and an expanding collection of baking mixes available at supermarkets around Australia. She is the very proud mum of two teenage boys, adores living near the ocean and is newly obsessed with her little organic vegetable garden.