Uses for Obsession

Ben Shewry is an internationally renowned chef and restaurateur, and a creative obsessive. His CV includes owner of Attica in Melbourne’s Ripponlea (since 2015), writer of two books (Origin in 2012 and Uses for Obsession in 2024), semi-pro playlist builder, amateur filmmaker, part-time photographer and full-time renovator

Annabel Crabb is an ABC writer and presenter who has covered Australian politics for nearly 25 years as a news reporter and columnist. She was the creator and presenter of MS Represented, and she has written and presented the documentary series Kitchen Cabinet for seven seasons on ABC TV. She is also a regular commentator across the ABC’s radio network and is a regular face on ABC TV’s election night and budget broadcasts.