Dive deeply into this feast of fine food, photographs and folk tales by The Stranded Chef living in one the most remote communities in the world—World Heritage listed Lord Howe Island—where he forages for mushrooms and free-dives for crayfish.

Dennis Tierney’s mother is French, a bush food enthusiast and a chef; his father is Australian, a photographer and a park ranger. With four children under twelve, they sold their home, bought six backpacks and travelled on a shoestring budget through South-east Asia, Turkey and North Africa, before touring Europe in a classic kombi. Coming back to live on a semi-self-sufficient farm in the Byron Bay hinterland among the original hippy lifestylers, this was the first twelve years of The Stranded Chef’s intrepid life.

Stand in a vegetable garden with frost between your toes. Feel stranded, water up to your knees, in the engine room of a sinking super yacht. Breathe in the scenes of a slow boat down the Mekong River. Live on the edge near Everest.

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  • “An inspiring, thoughtful and beautifully written cookbook... an ode to the importance of local produce and the strong ties between family, nostalgia and damn good food”

    Lizzie Tomlinson

    Verified buyer

  • “The Stranded Chef is an invitation to savour not only recipes but a mosaic of stories, revealing the magic of an island that forever enriches both cuisine and spirit”

    Women’s Weekly Magazine

  • “Easy to gift with approachable recipes to elevate all levels. Stunning photography and travel highlights across three continents”

    Jude Ng

    Verified buyer

  • “A beautifully curated life journey of chef, Dennis Tierney, weaving together the passion of good food, travel, photography and family”

    Fleur - Owner of Island collective, Yamba NSW

    Stockist

  • “Full of fantastic recipes intertwined with beautiful stories of an amazing life... recipes so good you’ll want to use them over and over”

    Mark McPherson

    Verified buyer

  • "Dennis has poured his heart and soul into Lord Howe Island, and now into this sumptuous new book, that so encapsulates everything he loves about this special place and the people and produce that make it so."

    Alice Zaslavsky

    ABC presenter

    Author of cook book “Better Cooking” & “In Praise of Veg”.

The Food

Flat bread with grapes and fresh thyme, food, Lord Howe Island, cookbook, Lord Howe Island Cookbook
Green pawpaw salad, Nam Jim dressing, Nahm Jim dressing, Lord Howe Island, Cookbook, Lord Howe Island Cookbook, papaya
Sashimi, wasabi air, thai basil, food, restaurant, cookbook, Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island Cookbook, jetty,
Breakfast, french toast, local honey, stone fruit, Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island Cookbook, cookbook, restaurant
Food, Kingfish, restaurant, Cookbook, Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island Cookbook, sashimi, Yellowfin tuna, foraged greens, wood-ear mushrooms
Food, kingfish, restaurant, Cookbook, Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island cookbook, restaurant, forage, local tomatos, local produce
Lord Howe Island, Dessert, Chocolate cake, Lord Howe Island Cookbook, chocolate truffles, Cookbook, restaurant

The Island

Lord Howe Island, old settlement beach, Mt Gower, cook book photo
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Lord Howe Island, Little Island Walk, Mt Gower walk, Cookbook photo
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The Travel

Nepal, travel, cookbook, Lord How Island Cookbook, Cookbook
Nepal, travel, Cookbook, lord Howe Island cookbook
Thailand, puma, adidas, chang rai
Nepal, cookbook, Lord Howe Island Cookbook
Market, Fresh fruit, Bodrum, Turkey, Mediterranean cookbook, Cookbook
France, Mountains, Trekking, GR10 trek
France, GR10 walk, cookbook, Mediterraneancookbook
France, Mountains, Trekking, GR10 trek, cookbook
Myanmar, candy making, travel, cookbook, Asia
Mediterranean cookbook, cookbook, super yachts, working on boats,
Thailand, Cave lodge, Cookbook, Asia, Thai food, rice fields
Mediterranean cookbook, cookbook, super yachts, working on boats, Italy,

The Beginning

Terania creek road, The Chanon, cookbook
The Channon shop, cookbook
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The Channon, The Channon Markets
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Thailand, Dennis Tierney, The Stranded Chef, cookbook
France, Dennis Tierney, The Stranded Chef, cookbook
Terania creek, The Channon
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Dennis Tierney, The Stranded Chef, cookbook
Thailand, Cave lodge, Dennis Tierney, The Stranded Chef, cookbook
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Cook. Travel. Dream.

Come, join the adventure.

Contact us.

dennistierney@strandedchef.com

The Stranded Chef

Lord Howe Island N.S.W Australia 2898