Karen Martini is an Australian chef, restaurateur, writer and television presenter. Martini began cooking at a young age. At 15 she undertook work experience including under veteran French-Australian chef Jacques Reymond, before learning classical skills from Tansy Good at her eponymous restaurant in Melbourne. Later during the ninetines, Martini held positions at Haskin's and the Kent Hotel, before Melbourne Wine Room in St Kilda's George Hotel. Martini also stars on a show called Better Homes and Gardens. Martini was a featured chef alongside Stephanie Alexander at a major Slow Food Dinner in Turin, Italy in 1998 and has been a key presenter at The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. She has also contributed several articles to The Weekend Australian. In August 2004, Martini became Food Editor of Sunday Life, the Sun-Herald and Sunday Age's magazine published weekly in Sydney and Melbourne. In 2005 Martini was the resident chef on LifeStyle Cafe, a 13-part series on the LifeStyle Channel. In June 2006 Martini released her first cookbook - Where The Heart Is, a collection of recipes with over 140 simple ways to enjoy creating, combining and consuming food. [More at Wikipedia]

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