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7NEWS
5 days ago
- Business
- 7NEWS
Brooki Bakehouse owner Brooke Bellamy announces new Brisbane and Gold Coast stores alongside international pop-up in UAE
Celebrity baker Brooke Bellamy has announced a string of new stores following plagiarism allegations earlier this year. The Brisbane -based cookie influencer is set to open two new stores in Queensland next month, as well as a new international pop-up store. The new stores in Queensland will be located at Pacific Fair shopping centre in Broadbeach on the Gold Coast and at Westfield Garden City in Upper Mt Gravatt. The international pop-up will open in the UAE by the end of the year, following other successful pop-ups in the Middle East. accused Brooke Bellamy, who founded Brooki Bakehouse, of reproducing recipes from the RecipeTin Eats website and other authors in her book Bake With Brooki. Sally McKenney, the baker behind Sally's Baking Addiction, also accused Bellamy of copying a recipe. Bellamy and Penguin Random House Australia, which published the book, denied the allegations. 'This is a story about a multimillion-dollar cookbook by a social media influencer, published by a blue-chip publisher, featuring numerous recipes that, in my opinion, are plagiarised, given the detailed and extensive word-for-word similarities to mine and those of other authors,' Maehashi said at the time. Bellamy addressed the controversy on Saturday, announcing she was ready to get back to her bakery. 'I've never experienced something like I have over the last few weeks,' she told her two million supporters on TikTok. 'When I was invited to make a cookbook, I was really excited to share all the recipes I've been making since I was small.' Bellamy said while she had been inspired and influenced by bakeries and bakers the world over, her biggest inspiration was her mother, who taught her how to cook and bake. 'These recipes have been written down on paper, handed to me by friends and family, they get passed down by generations, they get scaled up and scaled down in the bakery settings. 'While all of these recipes are personal to me, I cannot say that I have invented the cookies, cupcakes, brownies, or cakes in the recipe book. 'They are all inspired from somewhere and someone before me.' Brooki Bakehouse's celebrated its third birthday on Saturday at their Valley location in Brisbane, with people lining up in the early hours of the morning for free cookies and to snap a picture with Bellamy. There are no known legal proceedings against Bellamy at this time.
Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Even Martha Stewart was made to wait for a table at Totti's
Italians might have taught the world how to eat, but it was Martha Stewart who taught Americans how to cook. And garden. And entertain. Stewart, the OG lifestyle influencer, the United States' first female self-made billionaire, convicted felon and octogenarian social media star was on stage at Darling Harbour on Wednesday night, interviewed by writer Benjamin Law as part of Vivid Sydney. Her appearance, fresh on the heels of a hit Netflix documentary, was quite a coup for the festival which has seen its sheen dim in recent years. Lately, it's become better known for annoying crowds and price hikes now that the novelty value of 'bright lights in city' has worn off. On stage, Stewart weighed into the ongoing recipe feud between Nagi Maehashi (aka RecipeTin Eats) and TikToker Brooke Bellamy (aka Brooki Bakehouse), but wisely chose not to definitively pick a side. She also had a few words on the state of dining in Sydney, revealing that she'd eaten at Totti's Bondi, Justin Hemmes' influencer-friendly long lunch hotspot. Loading But in true Sydney fashion, Stewart had been made to wait outside for a table. The height of disrespect, in our book. Martha Stewart walked so Totti's, and its famous bread, could run. That said, Stewart did wax lyrical about said bread and the bottarga. And no other Sydney establishments got a shoutout on stage – the kind of good PR not even Hemmes' billions could buy.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Brooke Bellamy reveals she's been inundated with support as she opens two new bakeries amid plagiarism row: 'Everyone in Queensland is rallying behind me'
Brooke Bellamy has shared how her community rallied around her as she faced a plagiarism row. The embattled baker, who was accused of plagiarising her recipes, is opening two new bakeries on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane 's Mt Gravatt. She thanked Queenslanders for having her back as she pushes forward with her career despite the controversy, revealing that she has been inundated with messages of support. 'Everyone in Queensland, especially, and Tasmania (where I grew up) is really rallying behind me and saying, "We just want you to keep going"' the cookbook author told the Courier Mail on Thursday. 'I have worked really, really hard to build this brand and I'm not going to stop doing that and I have a responsibility to the 30 team members that I employ to show up every day and keep going'. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Bellamy revealed her plans for expansion on Sunday while celebrating the three year anniversary of running Brooki Bakehouse. She has also revealed she is expecting her second child. The bakehouse already has three locations and is 'about to open their fourth and fifth locations'. 'It's kind of crazy how much has happened over the past three years,' Bellamy said in an Instagram video. 'And if you haven't heard the news already I'm excited to say that a second baby Brooki is on the way.' The baking influencer returned to social media on Saturday following a brief hiatus after two high-profile chefs argued her bestselling cookbook Bake with Brooki contained their recipes. Bellamy admitted in her comeback post she did not 'invent' the recipes in her cookbook, clarifying she had been 'inspired from somewhere and someone'. 'Since opening my bakery three years ago and sharing my life online, I've never had such a long break between videos,' she said in the video. 'But I've also never experienced something like I have over the last few weeks.' RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi sparked an internet frenzy in April when she went public on her world famous blog with claims her caramel slice and Baklava recipes had been stolen for use in the book. The video posted on Saturday showed Bellamy as she returned to her Fortitude Valley bakery in Brisbane's inner-city before dawn and slipped on her iconic pink 'Brooki' apron. The high-profile baker admitted that while each of the 100 recipes in the book were 'personal' to her, they each drew on existing recipes in some way for inspiration. 'While all of these recipes are personal to me, I cannot say that I have invented the cookies, cupcakes, brownies or cakes in the recipe book. They are all inspired from somewhere and someone before me,' she said. Bellamy said she had been influenced by creators across the world but said her mother remained her main inspiration. 'I have been so inspired by bakeries and bakers the world over but the biggest inspiration in my life is my mum because I learnt to cook and bake with her in the kitchen growing up,' she said. Penguin Australia and Bellamy have denied the allegations since Bellamy first tackled Maehashi's claims head-on on April 29. Bake With Brooki was published by Penguin in October last year and retails for $49.99. 'I did not plagiarise any recipes in my book, which consists of 100 recipes I have created over many years, since falling in love with baking as a child and growing up baking with my mum in our home,' she wrote. 'On March 2020, RecipeTin Eats published a recipe for caramel slice. It uses the same ingredients as my recipe, which I have been making and selling since four years prior.' The following day, on April 30, Bellamy again denied copying the recipes but suggested all baker's share common methods. 'I do not copy other people's recipes. Like many bakers, I draw inspiration from the classics, but the creations you see at 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,' she said. '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.' Maehashi is not the only baker to have levelled plagiarism claims against Bellamy. Hours after Maehashi went public with her claims, American baker and author Sally McKenny claimed her own vanilla cake recipe had also been stolen for use in the cookbook as well as on Bellamy's YouTube channel. 'Original recipe creators who put in the work to develop and test recipes deserve credit - especially in a best-selling cookbook,' McKenny wrote.
ABC News
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Brooke Bellamy posts first social media video since Nagi Maehashi plagiarism claims
Influencer baker Brooke Bellamy said her recipes are "inspired by somewhere or someone" in her first video blog since cookbook author Nagi Maehashi accused her of plagiarism. "Since opening my bakery three years ago and sharing my life online, I've never had such a long break between videos," the founder of Brooki Bakehouse said in the Instagram reel. Maehashi alleged Bellamy's cookbook plagiarised two of her recipes, which Bellamy has denied. These were recipes for caramel slice and baklava, with Maehashi taking to her social media by posting a side-by-side screenshots of the ingredients, quantities and instructions from the two books. Nearly a month later, Bellamy said in a video blog posted to Brooki Bakehouse's Instagram account that she did not invent the recipes. "While all of these recipes are personal to me, I cannot say that I have invented the cookies, cupcakes, brownies or cakes in the recipe book," Bellamy said. "They are all inspired from somewhere and someone before me. "I never subscribed to be a part of a narrative that pits two women against each other especially in the same industry. "I think there's room for everyone, especially more women in business." Maehashi said the similarities between the recipes amounted to plagiarism but that lawyers for Penguin Random House Australia, which published Bellamy's book, rejected her claim and said all recipes were written by Bellamy. Maehashi posted she had not made the statement "lightly" and did it knowing "it would open the floodgates to haters". Bellamy was dropped as an ambassador for a federally funded program to teach girls to "think like an entrepreneur" after the allegations were made.
Perth Now
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Baker reveals source of recipes as she breaks silence over copycat claims
After taking a break for a few weeks to 'pause and reflect', Brooki Bakehouse's Brooke Bellamy has broken her silence after plagiarism allegations were levelled against her, saying it's time to get back to work. The food fight that broke the internet last month started when RecipeTin Eats author Nagi Maehashi accused Bellamy of reproducing her caramel slice recipe in Bellamy's book, Bake With Brooki. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Baker breaks silence over copycat claims. 'This is a story about a multimillion-dollar cookbook by a social media influencer, published by a blue-chip publisher, featuring numerous recipes that, in my opinion, are plagiarised, given the detailed and extensive word-for-word similarities to mine and those of other authors,' Maehashi said at the time. Bellamy was hit by a second accusation by US baker Sally McKenney, of Sally's Baking Addiction, who claimed Bellamy's vanilla cake recipe was suspiciously similar to her own. The controversy didn't stop there, with Maehashi herself accused of plagiarism by celebrity chef Luke Mangan. Bellamy and Penguin Random House Australia, which published her book, have denied the copying allegations. As the baking pans began to cool off, Bellamy came forward on Saturday to address the controversy and announce that she's ready to get back to her bakery. 'I've never experienced something like I have over the last few weeks,' she told her 2 million supporters on TikTok. 'When I was invited to make a cookbook, I was really excited to share all the recipes I've been making since I was small.' RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi and Brooke Bellamy, the self-described entrepreneur who founded Brooki Bakehouse. Credit: RecipeTin Eats/Brooki Bakehouse Bellamy said while she had been inspired and influenced by bakeries and bakers the world over, her biggest inspiration was her mother, who taught her how to cook and bake. 'These recipes have been written down on paper, handed to me by friends and family, they get passed down by generations, they get scaled up and scaled down in the bakery settings. 'While all of these recipes are personal to me, I cannot say that I have invented the cookies, cupcakes, brownies, or cakes in the recipe book. 'They are all inspired from somewhere and someone before me.' Bellamy said food has always been a shared experience for her and she 'never subscribed' to 'a narrative that pits two women against each other, especially in the same industry'. 'I think there's room for everyone, especially more women in business,' she said. Brooki Bakehouse's celebrated its third birthday on Saturday at their Valley location in Brisbane, with people lining up in the early hours of the morning for free cookies and to snap a picture with Bellamy. There are no known legal proceedings against Bellamy at this time.
