Partner with “Chefs Eat” Publishing to write your own food guide and recipe book for your city.

  • Contact and interview up to 30 chefs/restaurateurs in their city

  • Collate and refine up to 90 recipes

  • Arrange and work with an amazing local photographer

  • Write clear, concise content and stories

We need people who can:

We are coming to your city and we want to work with you.

Chefs Eat Canberra

Written by retired restaurateur and food critic, Chris Hansen, ‘Chefs Eat’ is a self published, 310 page hardcover book about what the chefs eat on their nights off and their nights out. It features 30 of Canberra’s top venues and 80 recipes, as well as beautiful photography, tips and tricks. Released in late 2024, it sold 4000 copies locally in the first 4 months, generating $200k in revenue.

Partner with us

We are now seeking creative people with deep knowledge of their local market to partner with us and produce this concept for their own city or region. We have the experience, contacts and expertise to help you write your own self published book and ensure that it is a highly rewarding and profitable venture.

You get:

  • Licence to use the ‘Chefs Eat’ brand

  • Book planning, writing and content creation tools

  • Progress tracking

  • Template and structure for a 300-page book

  • Full cover artwork with your name as the author

  • Website setup and ecommerce

  • Social media promotion tools

  • Hardcover sample

  • 2000 high quality, printed books (initial order)

  • ISBN registration and Bar Code

  • Marketing assistance

  • Pre-order strategy (this covers at least half of any up-front costs)

  • Management of shipping and customs clearance

  • Management of local delivery to distribution point

What we do

We guide you through the process to ensure that your ‘Chefs Eat’ book is a raging success. We offer a structured process, including:

  • Getting your book into print and selling quickly (as well as pre-sales)

  • Providing you with the revenue sales model through restaurants and your own website, where you maintain margin

  • Coaching and supporting through the writing process

  • Editing to ensure consistency with the Chefs Eat brand

  • Handling the production, quality control, shipping, import and distribution models

  • Providing you with a sales and marketing plan which ensures profitability

Contact Us

Interested in working with us?

With a bit of hard work, we can do this together.