‘I eat dark chocolate every day for breakfast': Sarah Wilson's go-to restaurants and not-so-guilty pleasures
Australian author and podcaster Sarah Wilson's book I Quit Sugar came out in 2012, spurring her to write 11 more cookbooks and start a worldwide movement in its name.
Now, in her latest release This One Wild and Precious Life, she's looking at humanity over meal prep in an attempt to find meaning in life amid an unchartered global crisis.
Among her many and varied achievements, Wilson edited Cosmopolitan and hosted a season of MasterChef Australia back in 2009, and now resides in Paris.
We caught up with Wilson recently to talk about her career over afternoon tea at Melbourne's Sofitel, ahead of her appearance at the Melbourne Writers Festival.
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