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Contributors
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Petty
Elliott Yani
Lauwoie Michael
Snyder Valentino
Luis Brian
Johnston
A self-taught
Indonesian chef and one
of Indonesia’s foremost
food writers, Petty Elliott
has pioneered the
archipelago’s cuisine as
it blends with modern
influences. Her latest
cookbook, Jakarta Bites,
published in July 2016,
explores the capital’s
vibrant street-food scene.
Jakarta Bites was named
the world’s Best Street
Food Book at the
Gourmand World
Cookbook Awards 2017. With 14 years’
experience working in
the magazine publishing
industry (GADIS, Cita
Cinta, Femina), Yani
Lauwoie has written on
a wide variety of topics.
However, travel writing
is where her real passion
lies, allowing her to
combine her love of
words with her desire
to explore the world.
Read her travel stories at
yanilauwoie.blogspot.com. Michael Snyder is
a freelance journalist
based in Mexico City.
His work has appeared
in the New York Times,
the Washington Post,
The Nation and Lucky
Peach, among others.
Follow him on Instagram
at @mps2136 and on
Twitter @mtpsnyder. Valentino Luis was
born and raised in
Maumere, Flores. He later
completed his studies
at Udayana University in
Denpasar, before moving
to Germany in 2012
having decided to become
a full-time traveller. His
love of the mountains and
the people in the remote
areas of Flores inspired
him to establish Shoes
for Flores and Flores
Rural Library, social
programmes focused
on education, while
he continues to write. Born in Nigeria of
Irish parents, Brian was
destined to become a
travel writer; he has lived
in Switzerland, the UK
and China, and now calls
Sydney home. The author
of three travel books,
he also contributes to
leading newspapers and
travel magazines. He has
twice won the prestigious
Australian Travel Writer
of the Year award.
Chef autodidak
dan penulis kul iner
terkemuka Indonesia,
Petty Elliott, memelopori
perpaduan masakan
Nusantara dengan
sentuhan modern. Buku
masak terbarunya, Jakarta
Bites, yang diluncurkan
pada Juli 2016, mengupas
keragaman street food di
ibu kota. Buku tersebut
dinobatkan sebagai Best
Street Food Book di
dunia, dalam acara
penghargaan Gourmand
World Cookbook 2017. Telah bekerja selama
14 tahun di industri
media (GADIS, Cita Cinta,
Femina), Yani Lauwoie
tidak asing dengan dunia
tulis-menulis. Terlepas
dari kemampuannya
menulis berbagai topik,
perjalanan adalah topik
yang paling diminatinya.
Dengan menulis kisah
perjalanan, dia bisa
menggabungkan
dua hal favoritnya, yaitu
menulis dan jalan-jalan.
Baca karya-karyanya di
yanilauwoie.blogspot.com. Michael Snyder adalah
seorang jurnalis lepas
yang tinggal di Kota
Meksiko. Karya-karyanya
telah diterbitkan di New
York Times, Washington
Post juga The Nation dan
Lucky Peach. Ikuti dia di
Instagram @mps2136 dan
Twitter @mtpsnyder. Lahir dan tumbuh
di Maumere, Flores,
Valentino Luis
menyelesaikan studi
di Fakultas Sastra
Universitas Udayana,
Denpasar, kemudian
hijrah ke Jerman. Sejak
2012 ia memutuskan
untuk menjadi full-time
traveller. Kecintaannya
kepada pegunungan dan
masyarakat pedalaman
Flores mendorongnya
untuk mendirikan
gerakan sosial pendidikan
Shoes for Flores dan
Flores Rural Library,
sambil tetap aktif menulis. Lahir di Nigeria
dari orang tua Irlandia,
Brian ditakdirkan
untuk menjadi penulis
perjalanan. Dia pernah
tinggal di Swiss, Inggris,
Tiongkok dan sekarang
menetap di Sydney.
Penulis dari tiga buku
perjalanan ini juga
berkontribusi untuk
surat kabar dan majalah
perjalanan terkemuka.
Dia telah dua kali
mengantongi penghargaan
bergengsi Australian
Travel Writer of the Year.
Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia
Mexico City, Mexico
Flores, Indonesia
Sydney, Australia