Nagi Maehashi
Nagi Maehashi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupations | Writer, businesswoman |
Nagi Maehashi (前橋渚, Maehashi Nagi; born 1977 or 1978)[1][2] is a Japanese-Australian author, cook and business owner. She created the website RecipeTin Eats and the not-for-profit organisation RecipeTin Meals, and is the author of the bestselling cookbooks RecipeTin Eats Dinner and Tonight.
Biography
Maehashi was born in Japan and grew up in Sydney, Australia.[3] She moved to Australia with her family in 1981, when she was three years old, and grew up in the northern Sydney suburb of Asquith. She has a younger brother, Goh, and younger sister, Tamaki. Her mother, Yumiko, worked in IT.[2]
She attended North Sydney Girls High School and completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Technology Sydney. She worked in corporate finance, including in roles at PwC and Brookfield Multiplex, before launching her cooking blog in May 2014.[4]
Maehashi's first book, RecipeTin Eats Dinner, was published in 2022 by Pan Macmillan Australia. As of January 2024 it had sold over 250,000 copies in Australia.[5] It was the bestselling book in Australia in 2023 and was the highest-selling title by a debut Australian author in its first week of release. It won the Australian Book Industry's Book of the Year Award in 2023.[6] As of 2023, the RecipeTin Eats website was receiving over 14 million visitors per week.[6]
Maehashi's second book, Tonight, was published by Pan Macmillan Australia in October 2024.[7] In its first week of release, it broke the Australian record for the highest first-week sales of a nonfiction book since BookScan records began in 2002.[8]
Maehashi is also a frequent contributor to Good Food, the food blog of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.[9]
Maehashi's Golden Retriever, Dozer, featured at the end of each RecipeTin Eats recipe and built his own online following.[10][6] Dozer died on 5 February 2026, at the age of 13.[11][12]
In April 2025, Maehashi accused Brooke Bellamy of plagiarising recipes in her book Bake with Brooki.[13]
Maehashi won Illustrated Book of the Year at the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards, for her book Tonight.[14]
Philanthropic work
During Australia’s COVID-19 lockdowns, Maehashi created and contributed to a GoFundMe page to fund meals for healthcare workers.[4] In 2021 she created RecipeTin Meals, providing meals to people in need.[3] As of 2023, RecipeTin Meals was distributing up to 500 meals per day.[6]
In popular culture
Reflecting the popularity of RecipeTin Eats, in 2024 the Australian satirical website The Betoota Advocate published a mock news story with the headline "Entire Nation Seemingly Unable to Cook Without Consulting RecipeTin Eats".[15]
References
- ^ "シドニーの人気フライドチキン店 5月閉店" [Popular Sydney fried chicken restaurant to close in May]. www.jams.tv (in Japanese).
- ^ a b Cadzow, Jane (6 March 2026). "From corporate high-flyer to Australia's culinary queen: How Nagi created a multimillion-dollar empire". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Cooking up a storm: How Nagi Maehashi turned RecipeTin Eats into a global hit". Good Food. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b Barlass, Tim (3 July 2021). "Lockdown cooking take two: this time, it's easier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Steger, Jason (11 January 2024). "Appetite for cookbooks remains as book sales dip". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d Story, Hannah (25 May 2023). "Give them what they want: RecipeTin Eats' Nagi Maehashi wins book of the year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Set the flavour to max: Three dishes from RecipeTin Eats' new cookbook". Good Food. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Maehashi's latest 'RecipeTin Eats' debuts at number one, breaks sales record". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "RecipeTin Eats x Good Food". Good Food. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Meet Dozer". RecipeTin Eats. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Sheehan, Amy (6 February 2026). "RecipeTin Eats' Nagi Maehashi is normalising taking time off for pets. Here's why that matters". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ Valent, Dani (8 February 2026). "Dozer, the beloved dog of RecipeTin Eats' fame, has died". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ Simone, Daniela (30 April 2025). "RecipeTin Eats founder accuses cookbook author of plagiarism. Can a recipe be copyrighted? A legal expert explains". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ O'Brien, Kerrie (7 May 2025). "Nagi Maehashi, John Farnham and Richard Scolyer win at book awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Bateman, Effie (4 October 2024). "Entire Nation Seemingly Unable to Cook Without Consulting RecipeTin Eats". The Betoota Advocate. Retrieved 13 October 2024.