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1News
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 1News
Book prize follows copycat claims against Brisbane cupcake queen
Recipe book writer Nagi Maehashi has beaten cupcake queen Brooke Bellamy at the Australian publishing industry's annual awards, after Maehashi and other authors accused Bellamy of plagiarism. Maehashi won the illustrated book of the year prize for a second time at the Australian Book Industry Awards in Melbourne yesterday for her most recent book RecipeTin Eats: Tonight. In April the prize-winning author accused Bellamy, who runs the popular Brooki Bakehouse in Brisbane, of copying her caramel slice and baklava recipes in her bestselling book, Bake with Brooki. Another author, US-based Sally McKenney from the blog Sally's Baking Addiction, has alleged Bellamy copied her Best Vanilla Cake recipe. Bellamy denied the allegations, which she has described online as "deeply distressing". She did not attend the awards night and she was understood to be attending a pop-up bakery venture in the United Arab Emirates. The Brisbane baker and online influencer has previously said she offered to remove the recipes that were the subject of Maehashi's allegations from any reprints "to prevent further aggravation". Maehashi beat five finalists including Bellamy to take out the prestigious industry prize, with her second cookbook Tonight selling more than 78,000 copies in its first week on shelves, breaking Australian records for first week non-fiction title sales. Bake with Brooki was published in October by Penguin Random House Australia, which was awarded a gong for publisher of the year and has been contacted for comment. The awards were not only about authors but the whole publishing industry, according to Australian Publishers Association chief executive Patrizia Di Biase-Dyson. "The industry judges cast their eagle eyes over the whole process of bringing books to consumers – from editing the manuscript through to the sales, marketing and publicity," she said.
West Australian
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Sweet victory: RecipeTin Eats' Nagi Maehashi beats rival Brooke Bellamy at Australian Book Industry Awards
RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi has claimed victory over rival Brooke Bellamy at the Australian Book Industry Awards in the latest chapter of the celebrity cook showdown. The adored author from Sydney's Northern Beaches took home the prestigious prize for Illustrated Book of the Year on Wednesday night for her most recent book, RecipeTin Eats: Tonight. Brisbane baker and social media sensation Bellamy was nominated in the same category for her controversial cookbook Bake with Brooki, which Maehashi claims contains several plagiarised recipes. Other authors have also accused Bellamy of stealing recipes, including US-based baker Sally McKenny. Bellamy has denied all accusations and did not attend the award ceremony. Maehashi beat five finalists including Bellamy to take home the award, with the cookbook selling more than 78,000 copies in its first week on shelves. The cookbook writer appeared unfazed by the feud that has captured global attention, as she took to social media this morning to celebrate her monumental win and thank her team. 'Thank you @abia_awards for the honour.' 'To my team - thank you for your support for all those months I disappeared into the book making black-hole (and all that Moroccan lamb and seafood pie you taste tested🤣),' she wrote on Instagram. Bellamy is yet to comment on the loss.
Perth Now
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
RecipeTin Eats founder victorious following recipe feud
RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi has claimed victory over rival Brooke Bellamy at the Australian Book Industry Awards in the latest chapter of the celebrity cook showdown. The adored author from Sydney's Northern Beaches took home the prestigious prize for Illustrated Book of the Year on Wednesday night for her most recent book, RecipeTin Eats: Tonight. Brisbane baker and social media sensation Bellamy was nominated in the same category for her controversial cookbook Bake with Brooki, which Maehashi claims contains several plagiarised recipes. Other authors have also accused Bellamy of stealing recipes, including US-based baker Sally McKenny. Bellamy has denied all accusations and did not attend the award ceremony. Maehashi beat five finalists including Bellamy to take home the award, with the cookbook selling more than 78,000 copies in its first week on shelves. Nagi Maehashi won illustrated book of the year for RecipeTin Eats: Tonight. Credit: AAP The cookbook writer appeared unfazed by the feud that has captured global attention, as she took to social media this morning to celebrate her monumental win and thank her team. 'Thank you @abia_awards for the honour.' 'To my team - thank you for your support for all those months I disappeared into the book making black-hole (and all that Moroccan lamb and seafood pie you taste tested🤣),' she wrote on Instagram. Bellamy is yet to comment on the loss.
7NEWS
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi scores big win over accused copycat Brooke Bellamy
Recipe book writer Nagi Maehashi has beaten cupcake queen Brooke Bellamy at the publishing industry's annual awards, after Maehashi and other authors accused Bellamy of plagiarism. Maehashi won the illustrated book of the year prize a second time at the Australian Book Industry Awards in Melbourne on Wednesday for her most recent book RecipeTin Eats: Tonight. In April the prize-winning author accused Bellamy, who runs the popular Brooki Bakehouse in Brisbane, of copying her caramel slice and baklava recipes in her bestselling book, Bake with Brooki. Another author, US-based Sally McKenney from the blog Sally's Baking Addiction, has alleged Bellamy copied her Best Vanilla Cake recipe. Bellamy denies the allegations, which she has described online as 'deeply distressing'. She did not attend the awards night and she's understood to be attending a pop-up bakery venture in the United Arab Emirates. The Brisbane baker and online influencer has previously said she offered to remove the recipes that are the subject of Maehashi's allegations from any reprints 'to prevent further aggravation'. Maehashi beat five finalists including Bellamy to take out the prestigious industry prize, with her second cookbook Tonight selling more than 78,000 copies in its first week on shelves, breaking Australian records for first week non-fiction title sales. Bake with Brooki was published in October by Penguin Random House Australia, which was awarded a gong for publisher of the year and has been contacted for comment. The awards are not only about authors but the whole publishing industry, according to Australian Publishers Association chief executive Patrizia Di Biase-Dyson. 'The industry judges cast their eagle eyes over the whole process of bringing books to consumers - from editing the manuscript through to the sales, marketing and publicity,' she said. Cookbook allegations aside, music legend John Farnham and filmmaker Poppy Stockell were the big winners at the 25th annual awards, winning the overall book of the year Award, audiobook of the year and biography of the year for The Voice Inside. Journalist Joe Aston's Qantas exposé The Chairman's Lounge won general non-fiction book of the year, while 2024 co-Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer won social impact book of the year for Brainstorm, about his fight against brain cancer. ABIA winners 2025 Audiobook of the Year: The Voice Inside, John Farnham with Poppy Stockell Biography Book of the Year: The Voice Inside, John Farnham with Poppy Stockell The John Marsden Book of the Year for Older Children: My Family and Other Suspects, Kate Emery Book of the Year for Younger Children: Wurrtoo, Tylissa Elisara, illustrated by Dylan Finney Children's Picture Book of the Year: The Truck Cat, Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell General Fiction Book of the Year: What Happened to Nina?, Dervla McTiernan General Non-fiction Book of the Year: The Chairman's Lounge, Joe Aston Literary Fiction Book of the Year: Dusk, Robbie Arnott Publisher of the Year: Penguin Random House Australia
The Age
07-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Brisbane news live: Three dead after house fire, as two more children lose fight for life
Latest posts Latest posts 7.28am Three dead after house fire, as two more children lose fight for life By Three children are dead following a house fire in Toowoomba yesterday, after two girls died in hospital from severe burn wounds overnight. The two children – aged four and seven – had been transferred to Queensland Children's Hospital yesterday after escaping a house fire at Merritt Street home in Toowoomba just after midnight yesterday. Loading A nine-year-old boy also died in the blaze, with emergency crews recovering his body in the home yesterday. A 36-year-old woman remains in critical condition and under police guard at the Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital this morning. Police said three other residents – a 34-year-old man, an 18-year-old man and an 11-year-old boy – were in stable conditions, with some undergoing treatment for various less severe wounds. 7.18am Warmth before a wetter weekend Enjoy the warmth of a 28-degree day in Brisbane today – tomorrow the top temperature is set to pause in the mid-20s, with cooler days to come as potential showers move in for the weekend. Here's the forecast for today, the weekend and early next week: 7.17am While you were sleeping Here's what's making news further afield this morning: Liberal deputy leader Sussan Ley has won support from three former Liberal premiers in the quest to lead the party out of its sweeping defeat. The party of protest has just discovered it protested far too much. Greens leader Adam Bandt has suffered a devastating verdict from voters. Nagi Maehashi of RecipeTin Eats has won for illustrated book of the year at the Australian Book Industry Awards, beating fellow cook Brooke Bellamy and others to the prize a week after accusing Bellamy of copying two of her recipes. In Vatican City, the first vote in the papal conclave to select Pope Francis' successor has failed, with black smoke emerging from the Sistine Chapel's chimney. And Australia's ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd, at a high-powered executive conference in Los Angeles and reminded business leaders that Trump tried to place import taxes on uninhabited islands. 'I don't think we want to see a tax on Bluey,' Rudd said. 7.01am The top stories this morning Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times' live news coverage for Thursday, May 8. The city can expect a party cloudy day with a top temperature of 28 degrees. In this morning's local headlines: While many private sector employers are ordering staff back to the office, Queensland's public servants are increasingly resisting the shift. A man accused of murdering his flatmate has admitted that he 'led police on a wild goose chase' while knowing the woman's body was concealed in his tool box. Brisbane schoolboys were asked to submit questions they wanted answered. The result: a new app that gives them advice on relationships, respect and consent – and it's dished out by role models they might just listen to. Bondi Junction killer Joel Cauchi's voice has been heard publicly for the first time after body-worn police cameras captured an interaction with him outside his family home in Toowoomba 15 months before his stabbing spree. Also in Toowoomba, a house fire in which a young boy died on Wednesday and several other people were critically injured is being treated as suspicious, with a woman under police guard in hospital.
