Tjok Maya Kerthyasa
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Tjok Maya Kerthyasa is an Indonesian-Australian writer living in Ubud, Bali. She spent just under a decade in Sydney where she wrote for Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine, before moving home to Bali to reconnect with her family and her ancestral home. Since returning, Maya has hosted culinary-based events, starred in an Indonesian food-based web series called Masakan Rumah, and co-authored the recently-released Balinese food and recipe book, Paon (Hardie Grant). Her mission is to see Balinese cuisine better understood and celebrated around the world
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