Helen Goh

Helen Goh is the author of Baking and the Meaning of Life, the 2026 James Beard Book Award winner in the Baking and Desserts category. She was born in Malaysia and migrated to Australia at age ten. After studying psychology, she combined psychotherapy practice with a cooking career, becoming head pastry chef at a landmark Melbourne restaurant before moving to London and joining Yotam Ottolenghi's team. Co-author with Ottolenghi of Sweet and Comfort, she has developed recipes with him for more than 10 years, drawing on Asian, Western, and Middle Eastern influences. Helen is a food columnist whose recipes appear in the The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, and The Observer. She lives in London.