Ross Dobson has been having a great deal of fun and success working in the international publishing industry for 20 years. Ross' first cookbook, Chinatown (Murdoch Books) was published in 2004. His most recent tome Australia: The Cookbook (Phaidon) was published in 2021. In between, Ross has published some 20 cookbook titles ranging from best-selling barbecue books (Fired Up, More Fired Up and Vegetarian Fired Up), a slow cooker cookbook (The Healthy Slow Cooker), great food to eat with beer (Food Plus Beer) and even a book on Argentinian recipes (The Food of Argentina). Ross has also been busy as a magazine food editor (BBC Good Food) and operating several highly regarded eating establishments in Sydney's western suburbs.