Murdoch Books acquires ‘Eat!’ cookbook by Sooshi Mango

Murdoch Books has acquired world rights to Eat!, a debut cookbook by the comedy trio known as Sooshi Mango – Joe Salanitri, Carlo Salanitri and Andrew Manfre.

Sooshi Mango has a large social media following, with the team known for content that is full of ‘cheeky humour and heartfelt tributes to multicultural Australian families’, said the publisher.

According to the publisher, Eat! documents family dishes that the trio collated after sitting down with their mammas – from Carmela’s cotoletta to Giuseppina’s chicken broth, Angela’s pasta al forno to Carlo’s cherished Sicilian doughnuts.

Publishing director Jane Morrow said: ‘We tried to get a meeting with Giuseppina, Carmela and Angela, but only Joe, Carlo and Andrew turned up – so we bribed them and happily it worked. We feel lucky to have scored the secret family recipes from the creators of Sooshi Mango that also inspired the menu at Melbourne restaurant Johnny, Vince and Sam’s. Plus all the shouty lecturing that only the mammas can get away with. Anyone who has watched any of their videos is going to love this cookbook.’

Murdoch Books plans to release Eat! in November 2025.

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