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Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi takes a cryptic swipe against rival Brooke Bellamy at book awards in Melbourne following cookbook 'plagiarism' scandal
Celebrity cook Nagi Maehashi has taken a cryptic swipe at rival Brooke Bellamy. The couple are currently embroiled in a plagiarism dispute after the RecipieTin Eats founder accused Brooke of copying recipes for her tome Bake with Brooki. Prior to her win at the 2025 Australian Book industry Awards (ABIA) on Wednesday, Nagi shared a short clip in which she issued her excitement over her nomination in the Illustrated Book of the Year category. 'Hi, it's Nagi here from RecipeTin Eats published by Pan McMillan,' she began the clip. 'I'm very excited to be at the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards. I've been shortlisted!' she added before excitedly holding up a copy of her book RecipeTin Eats: Tonight. She then appeared to take a subtle swipe at Brooke, who was a no-show at the event despite being nominated for the same award. 'It's so exciting. I'm very nervous, but also very happy to be here amongst all this incredible talent,' she said. 'What an honour to be shortlisted and having a great night.' Nagi walked away the from ABIAs, held in Melbourne on Wednesday, with the prize for Illustrated Book of the Year for her cookbook RecipeTin Eats: Tonight. A simple message on the ABIA Instagram page read: 'The winner of the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Illustrated Book of the Year is: RecipeTin Eats: Tonight (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) Congratulations!' The book awards night is the latest chapter in the feud between the two chefs. Nagi sparked a firestorm last week when she claimed the former travel blogger-turned-baker copied her caramel slice and baklava recipes. The RecipeTin Eats founder made the first accusation on April 29, sharing a lengthy blog post to her website and a series of slides to her Instagram account. Nagi said she first raised concerns with Penguin publishing in December after a reader emailed her highlighting 'remarkable similarities' between her caramel slice recipe and the version in the newly released Bake with Brooki. 'I put a huge amount of effort into my recipes. And I share them on my website for anyone to use for free,' Maehashi wrote. 'To see them plagiarised (in my view) and used in a book for profit, without credit, doesn't just feel unfair. It feels like a blatant exploitation of my work. 'To me, the similarities between the recipes in question are so specific and detailed that calling these a coincidence feels disingenuous.' Nagi added that profiting from plagiarised recipes was 'unethical'. 'It's a slap in the face to every author who puts in the hard work to create original content rather than cutting corners,' she wrote. She also claimed Brooke plagiarised other authors, which she did not name. However, hours after the allegations first surfaced, US baker Sally McKenney of Sally's Baking Addiction fame claimed on Instagram that Brooke had also copied her vanilla cake recipe. Two days later, Nagi claimed Brooke may have copied 'virtually word for word' the recipe for Portuguese tart from the late Bill Granger's 2006 cookbook. 'It is so blatant to me that the wording in the method part of the recipe is copied almost exactly,' Nagi told East Coast Media. 'To me, it is the biggest and strongest example of plagiarism that I have seen by this author.' Both Penguin and Brooke denied the allegations, with the baker saying she had been making and selling her recipes for years before Maehashi's were published. 'I did not plagiarise any recipes in my book which consists of 100 recipes I have created over many years,' Bellamy said. 'In 2016, I opened my first bakery. I have been creating my recipes and selling them commercially since October 2016.' Brooke added that she was deeply distressed by the allegations and for being attacked online by social media trolls. 'I do not copy other people's recipes,' she said. 'Like many bakers, I draw inspiration from the classics, but the creations you see at (her Brisbane bakery) Brooki Bakehouse reflect my own experience, taste, and passion for baking, born of countless hours of my childhood spent in my home kitchen with Mum.' While the Brisbane baker insisted she did not copy the recipes, she 'immediately offered to remove both from future reprints to prevent further aggravation'. Brooke has since hunkered down at her Brisbane home and issued a plea for privacy as she closed her personal Instagram account to the public after savage attacks by trolls. 'The past 24 hours have been extremely overwhelming,' she said in a statement last week. 'I have had media outside my home and business, and have been attacked online. It has been deeply distressing for my colleagues and my young family. 'While baking has leeway for creativity, much of it is a precise science and is necessarily formulaic. 'Many recipes are bound to share common steps and measures: if they don't, they simply don't work. 'My priority right now is to ensure the welfare of the fantastic team at Brooki Bakehouse and that of my family.' Nagi also pleaded with social media users, fans and supporters to leave Bellamy alone in a video shared to Instagram. 'Please stop the trolling,' Maehashi said. 'Now I know I've made serious allegations, but this does not justify the personal attacks that I've seen online against Brooke Bellamy. 'I do not support it, and I'm asking you to stop. I know that this is just a very, very small percentage of people online. I know the majority of people are good, fun, normal people. 'Share your opinions, have heated debates, support Brooki, support me, disagree with both of us, think we're pathetic, whatever you want, but just keep it respectful, no trolling, no hateful comments.' Nagi said Penguin denied the allegations, saying via lawyers: 'Our client respectfully rejects your client's allegations and confirms that the recipes in [Bake with Brooki] were written by Brooke Bellamy.' The ugly food row saw Brooke dropped as an ambassador for the government's Academy for Enterprising Girls. Meanwhile, Nagi also faced criticism from celebrity chef Luke Mangan who said she had failed to credit him properly for a recipe she used in one of her cookbooks. RecipeTin Eats has 1.5million followers on Instagram and Maehashi has also authored award-winning cookbooks Dinner and Tonight. Brooke quickly became a global sensation after sharing videos on TikTok, which receive millions of views every day. She is best known for her cookies and has opened pop-up stores in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Daily Mail
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
RecipeTin Eats founder gets ultimate revenge against rival Brooke Bellamy as another twist emerges in cookbook 'plagiarism' scandal
Feuding celebrity cooks Nagi Maehashi and Brooke Bellamy have gone head-to-head at a prestigious book awards ceremony - and only one woman could be victorious. Maehashi walked away the from 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), held at Zinc Fed Square in Melbourne on Wednesday, with the prize for Illustrated Book of the Year for her cookbook RecipeTin Eats: Tonight. Brisbane baker and social media sensation Bellamy was nominated for the same award for her own cookbook Bake with Brooki, which Maehashi claims contains plagiarised recipes. Maehashi said in a short video before her win that she was 'excited and nervous' to be honoured at the ceremony. Bellamy was a no-show on the night. A simple message on the ABIA Instagram page read: 'The winner of the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Illustrated Book of the Year is: RecipeTin Eats: Tonight (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) Congratulations!' The event handed out 23 accolades in a range of categories. It's the latest twist in the feud between the two chefs this week following heated plagiarism allegations. Maehashi sparked a firestorm last week when she claimed the former travel blogger-turned-baker copied her caramel slice and baklava recipes. The RecipeTin Eats founder made the first accusation on April 29, sharing a lengthy blog post to her website and a series of slides to her Instagram account. Maehashi said she first raised concerns with Penguin publishing in December after a reader emailed her highlighting 'remarkable similarities' between her caramel slice recipe and the version in the newly released Bake with Brooki. 'I put a huge amount of effort into my recipes. And I share them on my website for anyone to use for free,' Maehashi wrote. 'To see them plagiarised (in my view) and used in a book for profit, without credit, doesn't just feel unfair. It feels like a blatant exploitation of my work. 'To me, the similarities between the recipes in question are so specific and detailed that calling these a coincidence feels disingenuous.' Maehashi added that profiting from plagiarised recipes was 'unethical'. 'It's a slap in the face to every author who puts in the hard work to create original content rather than cutting corners,' she wrote. Maehashi also claimed Bellamy plagiarised other authors, which she did not name. However, hours after the allegations first surfaced, US baker Sally McKenney of Sally's Baking Addiction fame claimed on Instagram that Bellamy had also copied her vanilla cake recipe. Two days later, Maehashi claimed Bellamy may have copied 'virtually word for word' the recipe for Portuguese tart from the late Bill Granger's 2006 cookbook. 'It is so blatant to me that the wording in the method part of the recipe is copied almost exactly,' Maehashi told East Coast Media. 'To me, it is the biggest and strongest example of plagiarism that I have seen by this author.' Both Penguin and Bellamy denied the allegations, with the baker saying she had been making and selling her recipes years before Maehashi's were published. 'I did not plagiarise any recipes in my book which consists of 100 recipes I have created over many years,' Bellamy said. 'In 2016, I opened my first bakery. I have been creating my recipes and selling them commercially since October 2016.' Bellamy added that she was deeply distressed by the allegations and for being attacked online by social media trolls. 'I do not copy other people's recipes,' Bellamy said. 'Like many bakers, I draw inspiration from the classics, but the creations you see at (her Brisbane bakery) Brooki Bakehouse reflect my own experience, taste, and passion for baking, born of countless hours of my childhood spent in my home kitchen with Mum.' While the Brisbane baker insisted she did not copy the recipes, she 'immediately offered to remove both from future reprints to prevent further aggravation'. Bellamy has since hunkered down at her Brisbane home and issued a plea for privacy as she closed her personal Instagram account to the public after savage attacks by trolls. 'The past 24 hours have been extremely overwhelming,' she said in a statement last week. 'I have had media outside my home and business, and have been attacked online. It has been deeply distressing for my colleagues and my young family. 'While baking has leeway for creativity, much of it is a precise science and is necessarily formulaic. 'Many recipes are bound to share common steps and measures: if they don't, they simply don't work. 'My priority right now is to ensure the welfare of the fantastic team at Brooki Bakehouse and that of my family.' Maehashi also pleaded with social media users, fans and supporters to leave Bellamy alone in a video shared to Instagram. 'Please stop the trolling,' Maehashi said. 'Now I know I've made serious allegations, but this does not justify the personal attacks that I've seen online against Brooke Bellamy. 'I do not support it, and I'm asking you to stop. I know that this is just a very, very small percentage of people online. I know the majority of people are good, fun, normal people. 'You know, share your opinions, have heated debates, support Brooki, support me, disagree with both of us, think we're pathetic, whatever you want, but just keep it respectful, no trolling, no hateful comments.' Maehashi said Penguin denied the allegations, saying via lawyers: 'Our client respectfully rejects your client's allegations and confirms that the recipes in [Bake with Brooki] were written by Brooke Bellamy.' The ugly food row saw Bellamy dropped as an ambassador for the federal initiative Academy for Enterprising Girls. Meanwhile, Maehashi also faced criticism from celebrity chef Luke Mangan who said she had failed to credit him properly for a recipe she used in one of her cookbooks. RecipeTin Eats has 1.5million followers on Instagram and Maehashi has also authored award-winning cookbooks Dinner and Tonight. Bellamy quickly became a global sensation after sharing videos on TikTok, which receive millions of views every day.
The Age
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Popular US baker joins RecipeTin Eats founder in plagiarism allegations
Bellamy strenuously denied the claims, in a story on her Instagram account. 'I did not plagiarise any recipes in my book which consists of 100 recipes I have created over many years,' she wrote. Bellamy has been contacted for further comment. Bake With Brooki was released in October last year and, according to Nielsen BookScan, sold 69,000 copies to March 2025. It is the author's debut cookbook, and is shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) in the Illustrated Book of the Year category. The winners will be announced in Sydney next week. ABIA has been contacted for comment. Penguin has denied the allegations, 'stating (via their lawyers) 'Our client respectfully rejects your client's allegations and confirms that the recipes in [ Bake With Brooki ] were written by Brooke Bellamy',' according to a post on Maehashi's Instagram page. Penguin has been contacted for comment. Must-see movies, interviews and all the latest from the world of film delivered to your inbox. Sign up for our Screening Room newsletter.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Austin airport breaks ground on new parking garage to keep up with growing demand
The Brief The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport broke ground on a new parking garage The Yellow Garage is being built to keep up with the growing demand Austin has millions of visitors each year, and the airport has seen record-breaking passenger numbers AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport broke ground on a new parking garage. It will be removing a smaller one to keep up with growing demand and make room for an expanded terminal. ABIA says they currently have 18,010 parking spaces. There are 5,727 spaces in the Blue Garage, and 3,241 in the Red Garage. When the Yellow Garage is done, along with the new surface lots, there will be about 2,000 additional parking spaces. What we know The new Yellow Garage will be seven floors and sit on what's currently Economy Lot B. It will have about 7,000 parking spaces. It's expected to be completed in 2027. "It's Texas-sized, is 2.5 million square feet, spread across seven floors with a thousand spaces per floor," Cris Ruebush, architect with PGAL, said. The Yellow Garage will be north of the Blue Garage. It will have red and green lights showing which spaces are open, EV charging stations, and a pedestrian bridge. The Red Garage is going to be removed in the coming years as the airport expands the Barbara Jordan terminal with a new arrivals and departures hall, which could open as early as 2030. "This milestone marks another significant step in our journey with the AUS expansion program, ensuring that AUS continues to grow and meets the needs of our travelers," Ghizlane Badawi, CEO of ABIA, said. By the numbers City Council approved $15 million for its design and $250 million for construction. It's funded through airport cash reserves, airport revenues, and future bond proceeds. "It's paid for by the travelers who use the airport, not local taxpayers," Watson said. The garage will be built in phases, with the goal of finishing 3,000 spaces by 2026 to minimize the impact of construction. The airport is adding another surface lot. "Any time we're taking something away from the customer experience, we're working behind the scenes to make sure that it's whole again," Sam Haynes, deputy chief communications officer for ABIA, said. You can always reserve parking online here. The city says they will make sure people know about the changes during construction. What they're saying Austin has millions of visitors each year, and the airport has seen record-breaking passenger numbers. "With that growth comes a significant responsibility. That responsibility is to ensure that our infrastructure keeps pace with the needs of our residents and our visitors," Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said. The Source Information from interviews conducted by FOX 7 Austin's Angela Shen
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Austin's air control staffing woes under scrutiny after D.C. crash
The eyes of government officials and travelers alike have turned to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport following a deadly crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. This incident has heightened concerns about air traffic control staffing nationwide As recently as 2023, Austin was the site of a near collision between two planes and is also one of the most understaffed air traffic control locations in the country. Now, as a growing trend of near misses at airports coincides with a new administration's plan to slim government services, many are concerned with the safety of airports nationwide. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, has long been concerned with the staffing situation at Austin airport and recent events have only heightened this feeling. More: Austin congressman blasts FAA for flight delays, safety issues at ABIA In a statement following the Jan. 29 mid-air collision over D.C., Doggett grieved those lost in the plane crash in DC and outlined similar issues Austin is facing. 'Last week's tragic plane crash hit close to home in Austin; our airport has had 5 near catastrophic collisions. Our air traffic controllers are operating with about half the staffing recommended by the Federal Aviation Administration,' said Doggett. The most recent example of a near miss at Austin's airport came in February 2023, when a FedEx cargo plane almost collided with a Southwest Airlines flight carrying over 100 passengers. According to the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation, the planes came within 150 feet of each other because a controller gave the go-ahead for the Southwest flight to depart from runway 18L while also instructing the FedEx plane to continue its landing on the same runway at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Gaffes like this have become more common amid air traffic control tower shortages and have been seen in Boston, San Diego, and New York. Doggett also pointed out that Austin is consistently highlighted as an airport with a dire air traffic control shortage and criticized the current administration. 'ABIA remains in the top five airports nationally with the greatest air traffic controller shortage. Instead of responding to this nationwide problem, Donald Trump imposed a hiring freeze and also urged them to take a buyout for early retirement like other federal employees,' said Doggett. At the end of last year, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson, Crystal Essiaw, said the airport had 33 certified controllers with six more in training, and that they expected additional trainees to start over the next few months. Doggett disputed this claim, stating there are just 29 certified controllers and that two trainees had been medically disqualified. The FAA had previously set a goal to employ a total of 60 air traffic controllers in the Austin tower by 2024, according to last year's Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan. In a statement, ABIA acknowledged Doggett's continued concerns and its staffing shortages, and said it is working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to find a solution. 'We are grateful for Congressman Doggett's continued leadership and advocacy in addressing FAA air traffic controller staffing at AUS. A fully staffed tower is essential to ensuring the highest standards of safety. We continue to collaborate closely with the FAA to implement a staffing plan that meets the growing needs of AUS.' The horrific crash that took place in D.C. last week was the first incident of that scale in 16 years and the deadliest crash in the U.S. since 9/11. While crashes of this magnitude are rare, recent years have shown a growing trend of near misses at airports across the country. In addition to the near miss at ABIA, in January of 2023, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines planes nearly collided at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. In February of 2022, a JetBlue flight landing at Boston Logan International Airport saw a close call with a Learjet that took off without clearance. Last year also had a spate of near misses as in April a JetBlue and Southwest plane were cleared on a collision path at Washington National before air traffic controllers took the necessary measures to spot the collision. In May, an American Airlines plane canceled its takeoff at Washington National after it was informed that a different aircraft was landing on an intersecting runway. Earlier this year, Delta and United Airlines planes experienced "a loss of required separation" while heading to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said, but both planes were able to land safely. The rising number of near misses coincides with a staffing crisis that has plagued air control centers at airports across the country. According to data from the union representing air traffic controllers, about 91%, or 285 of 313 U.S. air traffic control facilities, operate below the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) recommended staffing levels. Notably, at 73 of these locations, at least a fourth of the workforce is missing — including Austin. This situation could be further complicated by Elon Musk's and President Donald Trump's efforts to reduce the government workforce. As a result, at a time when air traffic control towers are struggling with staffing shortages, Trump has incentivized FAA workers to quit and take buyouts. The email that gave workers the option to be bought out came just a day before the tragic crash in Washington, D.C. According to its website, ABIA currently has 14 projects in progress, including expansions of international arrivals, a new concourse, an expansion of the west gate, and the removal of a building on the property's south side. Overall funding for each of these projects is well into the billions and won't be finished until post-2030. Funding comes from a handful of entities including the City of Austin, the federal government and private funding. Some of the most expensive additions include the creation of Concourse B and an accompanying connector tunnel that will be finished by 2030. Funding for this is around $1.1 billion and was approved by the Austin City Council. ABIA is also adding three gates to the west section of the Barbara Jordan Terminal. This project is expected to cost $165 million and has a completion date set for 2026. According to Upgraded Points, a travel analytics website, Austin is the 8th fastest-growing airport in the country and has grown 13.23% in recent years. Beck Andrew Salgado covers trending topics in the Austin business ecosystem for the American-Statesman. To share additional tips or insights with Salgado, email Bsalgado@ This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Safety concerns grow as air control shortages plague Austin's airport
