Franz and I dined at MG Garage almost weekly, slowly Janni became a friend and I regularly harassed him to record his wonderful recipes for a wider audience to enjoy. When he retired in 2002, he finally decided it was time and we spent a couple of years working through his detailed index box of dog-eared recipes cards that spanned over 20 years, from his time at Stephanie’s and Berowra Waters Inn to Bennelong and finally MG Garage. From homely garlic soup with poached egg and parmesan, to stuffed pig’s ears and his extraordinary gold-leaf coated pyramid-shaped chocolate cake, this is a book full of remarkable cooking at its most innovative and delicious.