The Durian Cookbook Wins “Best Fruit Book” of the Last 30 Years
The Durian Cookbook has just been named Best Fruit Book of the last 30 years by the Gourmand Awards.
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Jackie M’s Culinary Tour #2 – A Slow Food Pilgrimage to Hidden Malaysia
The Masters’ Table: Jackie M’s Slow Food Pilgrimage to Hidden Malaysia 9 Days / 8 Nights – 11-19 January 2026 What You’ll Experience Join me, Jackie M, and selected Masters of Malaysian Cuisine (MOMC) chefs on a one-of-a-kind food journey through Kuala Lumpur, Perak and Melaka. Discover the dishes, stories and people that make Malaysian…
What Happened to Jackie M’s Restaurant?
Two questions I get asked all the time when I run my market stall, are: Do you have a restaurant somewhere? Do you do other markets? If you’re one of those people who’ve asked me these questions and thought you caught a glimpse of an eyeroll from me in response, I want to reassure you…
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How to Cook Malaysian-Style Swedish Meatballs
During a visit to Ikea Tempe Paul Gray had a craving for Swedish meatballs, but because we were short on time, and also remembering that I had just made some beef balls in the last couple of days that were sitting in the fridge, we decided to tackle turning them into a budget-friendly Malaysian-inspired iteration…
Street Food Journeys Returns With Series 4 & 5 Filmed In Malaysia
MEDIA RELEASE 26 August 2022 Street Food Journeys Returns With Series 4 & 5 Filmed In Malaysia Tourism Malaysia’s Street Food Journeys is back with two new series, Laksas of Malaysia and Malaysia: Melting Pot of Asia, to once again showcase Malaysia’s culinary diversity through the lens of Sydney-based former restaurateur Jackie M. and her…
Street Food Journeys Road Trip: Malaysia (Eat & Stay Series Intro)
What do you eat and where do you stay when you’re travelling in Malaysia? I get asked that question a lot (and similarly, I’m always looking for recommendations before I visit places in Malaysia I’m not familiar with). In July 2022, I had the opportunity to go on a road trip covering most of the…
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Tourism Malaysia Australia Partners with Jackie M for Street Food Journeys: Malaysia
MEDIA RELEASE 16 April 2021 Tourism Malaysia Australia Partners with Jackie M for Street Food Journeys: Malaysia Tourism Malaysia Australia is delighted to partner with Malaysian-born, Sydney-based hawker food expert Jackie M. to produce an 8-part video series titled Street Food Journeys: Malaysia. Each 20-minute episode covers a different Malaysian state, with a focus on…
Malaysian Heritage Cuisine and THAT Eggplant Sambal
It was the morning of LAUNCH DAY – the culmination of months of planning, meetings, negotiations (some more intense than others) – and I woke up to a message from my one remaining volunteer (the previous one backed out a couple of days prior) to say she wasn’t going to make it after all. Today…
MAFI Partners with Masters of Malaysian Cuisine to Promote Malaysian Ingredients to the World
MEDIA RELEASE 15 March 2021 MAFI Partners with Masters of Malaysian Cuisine to Promote Malaysian Ingredients to the World The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries of Malaysia (MAFI) will partner with the Masters of Malaysian Cuisine group to promote Malaysian ingredients through a series of global live cooking demonstrations and food tasting sessions. These…
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10 Ways The Thermomix Is Great For Asian Cooking
In all the years I’ve cooked Live On Air, I’ve elicited more comments about the Thermomix TM5 behind me than all my other kitchen gadgets and utensils put together. I usually brush these off by telling my audience that it’s really just a multi-function kitchen unit and that I mostly use it as a glorified…
