Shared Kitchen

Julie Biuso's vibrant career in cooking and writing about food has taken her around the world, including training and teaching at Le Cordon Bleu London. She later became an Ambassador for Le Cordon Bleu Institute New Zealand.

Julie has cooked for prime ministers, ambassadors, and dignitaries in her own country, as well as in Italy, France, and the UK. She was chosen to be the personal chef for the late Maestro Luciano Pavarotti during both of his visits to New Zealand.

Julie has worked as a food editor for more than 30 years for prestigious publications and currently writes for dish magazine. Her broadcasting career is equally impressive, featuring television appearances, her own show, and regular radio broadcasts, including a long association with Radio NZ National.

Among the honours Julie has received are a dozen Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, a Gold Ladle from the Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards, and two wins for her books in the Lifestyle section of New Zealand's top literary awards. Julie is also a published poet and lives on Waiheke Island. Shared Kitchen is her 17th book.

Ilaria Biuso, Julie's daughter, has worked alongside her mother at her cooking school, at Master Classes, and food events. She has been involved in magazine and book shoots since she was young. After completing a degree in Art History at the University of Auckland, Ilaria immersed herself in the food and art worlds while living in London and France before returning to New Zealand in 2018.

She has been involved with Shared Kitchen's website since its inception, creating recipes and managing the social media.