Deborah Hide-Bayne lives in Coromandel, New Zealand/Aotearoa. She escaped to the Coromandel Peninsula in 2003 from her hectic London life as a professional artist and picture framer. Deborah combines cooking, painting and gardening in this book. Realistic gem-like watercolours of fruit and vegetables contrast with fragments of found objects/ collage that reference her preoccupation with memorabilia and life here in Aotearoa.

Coromandel Flavour captures the relaxed New Zealand way of life we have here at the beach. A mixture of recipes, artist's sketchbook, diary and photography, this book will sit well on the coffee table or propped up in the kitchen, and celebrates life and oozes sunshine and nostalgic bach holiday vibes.

The recipes are organised by the availability of local produce month-by-month and feature iconic Coromandel kai moana such as oysters, mussels and scallops. There is also plenty for non-seafood eaters, as an abundance of fruit and vegetables from Deborah's garden and small orchard feature every month too. Uncomplicated and easy to cook in your own kitchen, this is Kiwi bach cooking at its best.