Lizzie Mabbott author page

Lizzie Mabbott biography

Lizzie Mabbott is an Anglo-Chinese self-taught cook and food writer. In 2011 she was named one of Red magazine’s “20 Women Under 30”, and in December 2014 she featured in Elle magazine’s “Inspire List”.

Her cookbook Chinatown Kitchen: From Noodles to Nuoc Cham – Delicious Dishes from Southeast Asian Ingredients was published by Octopus on 2 April 2015. The book explains key Southeast Asian ingredients, distinguishes between many kinds of noodles, and includes recipes using ingredients from China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea and Japan.

Mabbott also wrote How Many Ways Can You Cook An Egg?: .and Other Things to Try for Big and Little Eaters, illustrated by Charlotte Dumortier. Big Picture Press published it on 25 August 2022 as a 96-page family cookbook with ideas and tips to get children cooking, from shopping and chopping to trying new food activities.