The Book Café – Sofia Levin with Mindy Woods, Sarah Glover, Professor John Carty and Duncan Welgemoed

Woods, a proud Bundjalung woman and chef-owner of the celebrated Karkalla on Country, is based in Byron Bay. She was named a Champion of Change at the latest World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards – recognition of her work to share culture, land and history through food.  

Adventure and food have long propelled Sarah Glover. Her career began between Tasmania and Sydney, followed by a move to Brooklyn in pursuit of new opportunities. Today she works in both Australia and the US, creating world-class sustainable fare and cooking outdoors for the likes of Martha Stewart and Gordon Ramsay.  

Carty’s career bridges academia, cultural institutions and cultural diplomacy. He is Professor of Museum and Curatorial Studies at Adelaide University, spent nine years as Head of Humanities at the South Australian Museum and has worked with the National Museum of Australia, the British Museum and UNESCO. His projects explore new methodologies and models for bringing Aboriginal voices and values further into mainstream narratives of Australian history, research and contemporary culture.  

Welgemoed is best known for Adelaide restaurant Africola, the East Terrace gem where a wood-fired oven works overtime to shape a menu inspired by his South African homeland. Cooking with Fire, Welgemoed’s latest book, charts cross-continental barbecue culture and the joys of preparing food over the open flame.  

Four trailblazers. One very special morning at The Book Café.