17 Aug 2025

Alice Taylor: making delicious, no-frills food

From Sunday Morning, 10:35 am on 17 August 2025

In just two months, chef and writer Alice Taylor has grown her Instagram following from 40,000 to over 300,000. The secret ingredient? Authenticity. Alice has a no-frills approach to cooking - sharing cheap and simple recipes in candid videos made in her home kitchen. 

Alice placed third on MasterChef New Zealand in 2022, which led to her working as a pastry chef and at the renowned Amisfield Restaurant in Queenstown.  

She joins Stacey Morrison on the Sunday Morning show to chew over her rising success. 
 
Here are Alice’s recipes for Budget Friendly Sticky Date Pudding, Täve (one tray rice dish from Albania), and Tiramisu (cheap and expensive) 

Alice Taylor with bowl of yummy looking food.

Alice Taylor Photo: Supplied

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