Petty showcases Indonesian cookery via a modern approach appropriate to today's kitchens and busy, busy families, while preserving the unique flavours, vibrant colours and culinary traditions that go back to the original spice islands, home of nutmeg and cloves.
She has achieved this through her writings, demonstrations, talks and guest chef appearances with leading hotels including Ritz Carlton, Capella, Nihi, Alila and Aman in Indonesia, the La Reserva Club, Sotograndre, Spain, Villa Kennedy, a Rocco Forte Hotel in Frankfurt and Park Lane Hilton, London.
Petty was one of the judges for Asia’s 50 best restaurants and World’s 50 best restaurants from 2016 & 2017 and a guest TV judge on Indonesian Iron chef on RCTI (Indonesian channel) in 2017.
A member of the Guild of Food Writers UK, Chef Petty has lived in the UK since 2018, still spending time in Jakarta and Bali when on assignment in Indonesia. Recent activities include the launching of an artisanal Indonesian product range under the RASAKU brand.
Petty launched her cookbook, The Indonesian Table in April 2023, which was followed this year by her new book The Indonesian Vegetarian Table, from which she takes the recipes for this demonstration.
