Thu 29 Oct · 6:30pm
Bondi Pavilion · Bondi Beach
two sharp cooks on feeding the people you love
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Celebrated journalist Leigh Sales and award-winning entrepreneur Gwen Blake are bringing their hard-won wisdom and delightful new book, The Holiday Kitchen, to Bondi Pavilion.
Radiating common sense and warmth, Gwen and Leigh are the friends we all need. Having done all the thinking and organising for us, they are ready to divulge their best-found tips on how to maximise taste and fun while easing the mental load of cooking on holidays and at home.
Come to the table for a joyful celebration of food, conversation and connection as these friends and cooks share their sensible, practical and unfussy philosophy approach to feeding the people they love.
Leigh Sales AM is one of Australia’s most respected journalists, well known for her work hosting the ABC’s 7.30, and now, Australian Story. She has interviewed dozens of world leaders and celebrities, including Tony Blair, the Dalai Lama, Paul McCartney, and every living Australian Prime Minister, as well as the late Bob Hawke. Leigh, the winner of three Walkley Awards, is also the author of 4 other books, including the bestselling Any Ordinary Day. She is the co-host of the popular podcast Chat 10 Looks 3 with Annabel Crabb. In 2023, her service to journalism and the community was recognised with an honorary doctorate from Edith Cowan University. Leigh also anchors the popular ABC TV program The Assembly, in which she mentors a group of autistic journalism trainees, helping them interview well-known Australians.
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When is Leigh Sales and Gwen Blake: The Holiday Kitchen?
Thu 29 Oct 2026, 6:30pm.
Where is it?
Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach, NSW.
How much are tickets?
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