Weeknights with Alice

‘Alice spreads joy and confidence in the kitchen more than anyone I know’ Maggie Beer
‘Alice turns vegetables into the path of least resistance. Her recipes are bright and unfussy, brilliantly practical and always delicious - for tired nights when you’ve been staring at the open fridge for too long.’ Yotam Ottolenghi

Alice Zaslavsky is an award-winning author, broadcaster, and taste-maker. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Alice grew up with a cuisine that prioritizes vegetables. This focus is at the heart of her food philosophy, which she shares globally through her books, radio and television work, and columns in international publications.

Alice is the long-time Culinary Correspondent for ABC News Breakfast and ABC Radio nationally, and host of A Bite to Eat with Alice on ABC TV. In 2025, she was inducted into the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Legends Hall of Fame as a Trailblazer for her work as an educator and communicator.

Her vegetable bible, In Praise of Veg, has been translated into seven languages across 15 countries and has received accolades such as a Gastronomisch gold medal in Germany, an ABIA in Australia, and was a James Beard finalist in North America. She is also the author of the ABIA-shortlisted bestseller Salad for Days, the CBCA Notable kids’ fun food fact book Alice’s Food A to Z, and the cooking confidence un-locker The Joy of Better Cooking.

Her recipe column, ‘You’ve Got This,’ in The Guardian, and her advice column, ‘Ask Alice,’ in Good Food, encourage cooks of all abilities to engage with their kitchens and utilize whatever ingredients, skills, or gadgets they have. Alice is also the creator of Phenomenom, an innovative digital food literacy platform offering a comprehensive toolkit for schools to integrate food into various subjects.

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