Martha Stewart weighs into RecipeTin Eats v Brooke Bellamy recipe stoush
At Wednesday night's headline event for Vivid Sydney, appearing in conversation with Benjamin Law, the 83-year-old was asked by an audience member to weigh in on the ongoing dispute between Nagi Maehashi and Brooke Bellamy.
'To what extent does one own a recipe. Have you ever had your recipe stolen, for instance?' Stewart was asked.
'Probably. But I have so many recipes,' said Stewart.
'In the magazine [ Martha Stewart Living ] we developed thousands of recipes every year and it's hard to develop a recipe without having a repertoire behind that recipe and I don't think too many recipes are owned by anybody. They are handed down,' she said.
Last month, RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi accused Bake With Brooki author Brooke Bellamy of plagiarising several recipes from her and other cookbook authors, including the late Bill Granger.
The two recipes Maehashi claims were stolen from her are caramel slice and baklava.
Bellamy strenuously denies the claims.
'I do not copy other people's recipes,' she said in a statement through her lawyers.
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