Melissa Leong

I always set out to be open-minded and open-hearted in everything I do.

— Melissa Leong

To be a white man calling out racism is important.

— Melissa Leong

I always want to celebrate inclusivity wherever I can.

— Melissa Leong

It's hard to comprehend a hot brunch menu without a shakshuka.

— Melissa Leong

I don't really like being asked how I feel about being a 'household name.'

— Melissa Leong

You don't have to follow every recipe to the letter.

— Melissa Leong

If there's somewhere that in no way resembles Eastern Europe, it's Australia.

— Melissa Leong

Our shelves are groaning with the amount of cookbooks, it's scary.

— Melissa Leong

It takes a lot of guts to pull up stumps from a successful career, surrounded by the people you love.

— Melissa Leong

Whether your job puts you in the public eye or not, being able to leave your work at work and come home…

— Melissa Leong

It's amazing that you can use your own body weight to exercise, and it's something everyone can do with no need for…

— Melissa Leong

I like showing people I can do something they wouldn't have pegged me as being able to do. I've always wanted to…

— Melissa Leong

Milkbars were not only a crucial part of Australian food culture for nearly half a century, but also influenced the way many…

— Melissa Leong

For me, a big part of anxiety and depression was not knowing how to say 'no' and wanting to please too many…

— Melissa Leong

There's no point in sanitising your past. I believe everybody deserves to evolve and change their perspectives. To be human is an…

— Melissa Leong

For many of us, milkbars gave us our first taste of the concept of saving and spending, treats and indulgence.

— Melissa Leong

I would have these massive eating sessions with my chef friends where we'd go out for a whole day and eat all…

— Melissa Leong

Whether your childhood roots lie in the city, the country or possibly more crucially in the neighbourhood suburbs of this wide brown…

— Melissa Leong

Knowing how much was sacrificed to give me the opportunity to find the thing that lights me up isn't lost on me,…

— Melissa Leong

Not all of us were lucky enough to be born into a huge Lebanese family, where visiting relatives and being stuffed with…

— Melissa Leong

For the most part, Australian diners are familiar with kimchi, Korean fried chicken and even bimbimbap - those deliciously nourishing bowls of…

— Melissa Leong

Our favourite restaurants, cafes and eateries put a lot of thought into what they do, mostly for our pleasure. Perhaps we should…

— Melissa Leong

Growing up in a Singaporean Chinese family, for me food is almost the primary means of communication between family members, both immediate…

— Melissa Leong

For those of us who are lucky enough to not worry about where our next meal is coming from, it can be…

— Melissa Leong

My job involves sharing food and the stories behind the plate, in part, via social media.

— Melissa Leong

I'm a big believer in digging deep when I travel to a new place.

— Melissa Leong

I am a tiny lady with curves... that's who I am.

— Melissa Leong

When you go through things like burnout you learn what to do and what not to do in the future.

— Melissa Leong

Asking people about their first food memories can be illuminating.

— Melissa Leong

As a food writer, it's my job to know each and every cuisine on this planet as well as I can.

— Melissa Leong

I have a huge workload. I don't know how to say no sometimes.

— Melissa Leong

I've been mentored by editors who encouraged me to be constructive and never cruel.

— Melissa Leong

The idea of eating one kind of food day in and day out, for some, is sometimes the only option.

— Melissa Leong

As a ghost writer, many words I have written have been for someone else.

— Melissa Leong

I have a confession to make: my name is Melissa Leong and I am a former food blogger.

— Melissa Leong

I believe in being able to reserve things to yourself. That's the way I was brought up.

— Melissa Leong

I think it's important to be vulnerable and to pay attention to your emotions.

— Melissa Leong

I think as a kid, you just want to be accepted by the people around you and largely I was.

— Melissa Leong

I do love fashion as a mode of self expression, and I appreciate it for being wearable art.

— Melissa Leong

To be considered part of the fashion zeitgeist is fun, but it will never steal my focus from my qualifications as a…

— Melissa Leong