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See moreThrough their fun, relatable ‘bush style’ cooking videos on TikTok and Instagram, Outback Tom and Grandad have amassed millions of followers who love their recipes and adventures from the heart of the Kimberley.
This colourful, easy-to-use cookbook features some of their best recipes, along with more than 30 new ones, all perfect for outdoor cooking but also easy to make at home. Try your hand at classic damper, or make a delicious brekky in a can. Have a go at smoking fish or cooking kangaroo tail, or keep it simple with some fancy snags. And finish it off with an apple crumble or lemon slice.
Ever wanted to go bush and build your own oven? Ever wanted to know how to cook a cheap and easy feed with just pantry staples and one pot? Look no more: Gone Bush is your new bush-cooking bible.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780648618966
Publisher: Pantera Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 July 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Pantera Press
Edition: First Edition, Flexibound
Illustration: Full colour throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 147.0mm
Height: 217.0mm
Weight: 521g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Tom Forrest is a proud Yorta Yorta man raised in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. His media career started in 2017, after appearing in the ABC ME television show My Year 12 Life. Tom went on to have his own ABC iview series The Kununurra Kid, where he explored Australia and found the lost parts of his Indigenous family. Since then, he has worked for ABC Kimberley, triple j radio and ABC Indigenous as a journalist, finding stories within the community and tells them through radio, TV and social media. With his Grandad, Tom runs the social media page Outback Tom, which showcases life out bush, different meals, outback living, cooking, tips and tricks.
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