His food is influenced by his childhood upbringing in the natural surroundings and coastline of North Taranaki.

In this absorbing and wide-ranging memori meets manifesto, Shewry applies his sometimes searing, sometimes comic eye to creative freedom in the kitchen, food journalism, sexism in hospitality, the fraud of the farm-to-table sustainability ethos, the cult of the chef, cooking as muse and the legendary Family Bolognese.

He shares how a childhood surrounded by nature and a reverence for First People's cultures has influenced his work, the values he lives by and the meticulous, inventive multi-course menu that is synonymous with Attica (release date 1 October 2024, Murdoch Books) "[6] Deeply thoughtful, unflinchingly honest and heartwarmingly original.

Ben's unique creativity is clearly not limited to Attica" - Hamish Blake "Powerful, vulnerable, intense, full of love and some darkness too" - Matty Matheson, chef, author, producer and actor Ben Shewry passionately believes in sustainability and has been an Ambassador for the [1] Good Fish Project since December 2018. "

Attica Restaurant is also B Corporation (certification); Service with Significant Environmental Footprint since February 2024, further cementing Shewry's beliefs in best practises for his business.