More than a cookbook

Soulfull is self-published coffee table cookbook and art-led publication by Author Becca Bolton. The book lives somewhere between a creative archive and a cultural time capsule. More than a list of ingredients, it celebrates the people behind the meals, their memories, heritage and the beautifully unpolished kitchens where recipes are passed on.

– 12 recipes grounded in family, culture, memory and place
– 12 QR-linked recipe films showing each dish being made
– 12 commissioned original artworks created in response to the recipe stories
– 4 original poems, with filmed readings
– 38 CO:TALKS interviews with the cooks, artists, poets, makers, creative collaborators and impact partners behind the publication, available across Spotify and YouTube
– Editorial photography, illustration and immersive graphic design
– Native ingredient guidance developed with Bush to Bowl
– Sustainable, local and seasonal food with Good & Fugly
– Handmade ceramics from waste created with Kevala Ceramics
– A giving-back initiative supporting OzHarvest
– {plentyfull}, a live ticketed long-lunch experience in the heart of Sydney CBD, bringing Soulfull off the page and around the table

Book specs
– Hardcover / casebound first edition
– 216 × 267 mm
– 188 printed interior pages
– Full colour throughout
– FSC-certified stock
– English (Australia)
– ISBN 978-0-646-74484-1

Designed as an immersive editorial experience, it is the kind of book you leave on the coffee table to begin a conversation, then take into the kitchen to begin a meal.

Read the story. Watch the conversation. Cook the recipe. Gather around the table.

Soulfull was built to create impact beyond the page.

One book helps provide 16 meals. A portion of every sale supports OzHarvest and its work tackling food waste and food insecurity across Australia.

The recipes also celebrate seasonal and imperfect produce through Good & Fugly, while our collaboration with Bush to Bowl invites readers to learn about native ingredients with greater knowledge, respect and connection to Country.

Created by
Rebecca Bolton — Author, Producer & Designer / Considered

Project impact, support & partnerships
OzHarvest — Charity Supporter, Kevala Ceramics — Ceramics Partner, Bush to Bowl — Indigenous Partner, Good & Fugly — Sustainability Partner, Maggie Beer — Impact Supporter

Recipe contributors
Alisha Brown, Belia Garza, Clarence Bruinsma, Dôle Bramerveaur, Letty Bolton, Michael Bolton, Nathan Carlisle, Rafael Gonzalez, Robyn Bolton, Shahyar Ghodsi, Tom Morrison, Xenie Star

Artists
Hailey Robertson, Emma Tindale, Sophie Lane, Heath Nock, Jennifer Rosnell, Shannon Simm, Sam Doughty / Mango, Tashi Columbro, Venn Miles, Sophie Sach, Karl Willmann / Alfred Street Tattoo

Typeface
Counter Forms — Typeface

Editorial
Pru Engel — Recipe Editor, Roya Ghodsi — Sub-editor, Lily Davidson — Podcast Editor

Photography, film, motion, styling & studio
Alana Dimou — Photographer, Eric Powell — Photographer Assistant, Vanessa Lam — Videographer, Tiana Koutsis — Video Editor, Filippa Jennings — Motion Designer, Bridget Wald — Food Stylist, Dot Studios — Studio