The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry
Arts:Food
Some people have tattoos of Katherine Sabbath's desserts – that's how much they like her cakes. Given that the self-taught baker has around 400,000 followers, it's not a surprise that fans are so dedicated.
Katherine's blockbuster creations range from a Palm Springs wedding cake to cantilevered cake she made for an architect. She's also made birthday cakes for Andy Bowdy and Ken Done – and she's collaborated with Romance Was Born, too.
Even though her desserts are epic, it's surprising to learn that her approach is actually lo-fi. She uses her dad's plastering joint knife as a cake scraper and a lazy Susan from Ikea as cake turntable.
We chat about her cake-making triumphs and disasters; the irony of her being an Instagram star, given that she was the last person in her friendship group to join that platform; and her spectacular new Greatest Hits pop-up cookbook, which weighs 2.5kgs and is filled with stunning contributions by her collaborators (which include Benja Harney, Tracy Lines, Nikki To). It's available here.
Kerby Craig – Ume
Billy Wong – Golden Century, XOPP
Paul Carmichael – Momofuku Seiobo
Joanna Hunkin – Gourmet Traveller
Topher Boehm – Wildflower
Natalie Paull – Beatrix and "Beatrix Bakes"
Shinobu Namae – L’Effervescence, Bricolage Bread & Co.
Charlotte Ree – "Just Desserts"
Angie Prendergast-Sceats – Angie's Food, Two Good
Monty Koludrovic – The Dolphin, Icebergs Dining Room and Bar
Josh Niland – Saint Peter, Fish Butchery
Jordan Toft – Bert's, Coogee Pavilion, Bar Topa, The Collaroy
Kirsha Kaechele – Eat The Problem, MONA
Ardyn Bernoth and Roslyn Grundy - Good Food and Good Food Guide
Luke Burgess – Only In Tokyo
Hugh Allen – Vue de Monde, Noma
Mark Best – The Final Table, Bistro by Mark Best, Marque
Tim Watkins – Black Market Sake, Automata
Kate Reid – Lune Croissanterie
Daniel Puskas – Sixpenny
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