SAMA SAMA BY JULIE LIN FOR EBURY/PENGUIN (2025)
Book cover titled 'SAMA SAM' showing a bowl of noodles with a fried egg on top and a small bowl of chili sauce, against a wooden surface background.

As a long-standing collaborator with Julie Lin, Ebury asked me to illustrate her first cookbook, Sama Sama - and of course, the answer was a big ‘yes’! Dumplings, fritters, jars of chili crisp oil, Julie and her mum eating noodles - it couldn't have been a more perfect brief.

Minimalist illustration of a woman cooking on a stove with two children nearby on pink background.
Hand-drawn illustration of ingredients for making a spicy lime and herb condiment: lemongrass, coriander seeds, lemon/lime zest, Thai basil, regular basil, and a hint of aniseed.
A list of ingredients for Agak-Agak recipes with a sketch of jars and bottles of sauces and condiments.
A black and white illustrated recipe for sour and bitter, and salty sauces, with ingredients listed for each.
Line drawing of a hand sprinkling sand onto a small sand mound on an orange background.