Gemma Plunkett

Gemma Plunkett is a sydney-based dinner party tragic. She works as a food writer, recipe rambler, producer and content strategist. She writes a fortnightly newsletter called ding!.

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First Cook: Madeleine De Proust’s Debut Cookbook Is a Project Baker’s Dream

First Cook: Madeleine De Proust’s Debut Cookbook Is a Project Baker’s Dream

Food writer and home cook Gemma Plunkett tries her hand at perfecting Hyoju Park and Rong Yao Soh’s yuzu spin on the classic French madeleine.

First Cook: The Debut Lucky Dragon Supper Club Cookbook Will Have You Hosting Like a Pro

First Cook: The Debut Lucky Dragon Supper Club Cookbook Will Have You Hosting Like a Pro

Just ask Broadsheet’s resident dinner party tragic Gemma Plunkett, who’s whipping up the charred, salty, spicy, creamy cabbage-and-stracciatella number. Plus, the three rules of supper club.

First Cook: Daniella Guevara Muñoz’s New Cookbook Provecho Goes Big on “Real” Mexican Food

First Cook: Daniella Guevara Muñoz’s New Cookbook Provecho Goes Big on “Real” Mexican Food

Food writer Gemma Plunkett steams, simmers, fries and presses to make stuffed jalapeno tacos, instructed by the owner of Adelaide’s top taqueria.

First Cook: If You Can’t Buy Happiness, Try Baking Helen Goh’s Very Good Apple Pie

First Cook: If You Can’t Buy Happiness, Try Baking Helen Goh’s Very Good Apple Pie

Food writer Gemma Plunkett takes the baker-slash-psychologist’s first solo cookbook for a spin, with a pie unlike any she’s made before. Plus, a tip for avoiding scooping it out of the tin, crumble-style.

First Cook: Rosheen Kaul’s Second Book, Secret Sauce, Proves the Power of a Simple Condiment

First Cook: Rosheen Kaul’s Second Book, Secret Sauce, Proves the Power of a Simple Condiment

Food writer Gemma Plunkett gets out the barbeque for an Indonesian-inspired whole snapper with a sweet soy sambal – a simple chop and mix number that’ll win you Big Impressive Points.

First Cook: Hetty Lui McKinnon Retains Her Salad-Queen Status with Latest Cookbook, Linger

First Cook: Hetty Lui McKinnon Retains Her Salad-Queen Status with Latest Cookbook, Linger

In her August column, food writer Gemma Plunkett zigzags away from the cook’s trademark veggies, instead baking her matcha and ginger custard pie, inspired by her local New York bakery.

First Cook: Everything Is Indian by Justin Narayan Is a Love Letter to the Aussie ’Burbs

First Cook: Everything Is Indian by Justin Narayan Is a Love Letter to the Aussie ’Burbs

Food writer Gemma Plunkett cooks the Masterchef winner’s fried fish sando with curry tartare – inspired by the “worst item at McDonald’s”.

First Cook: Anchovy’s Thi Le Owns Her Story With Every Page of Debut Book Viet Kieu

First Cook: Anchovy’s Thi Le Owns Her Story With Every Page of Debut Book Viet Kieu

Grilled wild mushrooms and a simple, fragrant oil prove that it’s good to jump into new territory gently, says food writer Gemma Plunkett.

First Cook: Sour Cherries and Sunflowers Brings Anastasia Zolotarev’s Family Table to Your Place

First Cook: Sour Cherries and Sunflowers Brings Anastasia Zolotarev’s Family Table to Your Place

In her April column, food writer Gemma Plunkett whips up a slab-worthy chocolate cake from a Sydney cook’s debut book celebrating Eastern European cooking traditions.

Food Writer Gemma Plunkett’s Letter to Summer, “Sydney’s Worst Season”

Food Writer Gemma Plunkett’s Letter to Summer, “Sydney’s Worst Season”

To get through Sydney’s most humid, stuffy, sticky three months, the dinner-party tragic ditches her kitchen and finds solace in dining out.

Gemma Plunkett-Approved Gifts for Home Cooks, Homebodies and Mates Who Love To Host

Gemma Plunkett-Approved Gifts for Home Cooks, Homebodies and Mates Who Love To Host

The Sydney food writer knows exactly where to look for a double-bladed bread knife, a Sydney-brewed amaro and affordable art by Ken Done (and she’s letting you in on all her secrets).

Gemma Plunkett Wants Your Sydney Picnics To Be Better

Gemma Plunkett Wants Your Sydney Picnics To Be Better

Picnics are often sunny and brilliant, but they’re also a slippery slope to lukewarm drinks and suspected food poisoning. In her latest column, the food writer tips three things she does to guarantee good times on the rug – including a stop at a sensational inner west deli.