Although a New Zealander by birth, the late Wendy Hutton spent the majority of her life in South East Asia, becoming an acknowledged authority on the region's food. Wendy traveled widely across Asia to explore the local cuisines, often visiting Singapore to enjoy what she regarded as some of the world's best food. She was perhaps best known for her books on Singapore cuisine, having authored the ground-breaking Singapore Food (first published in 1979), The Food of Love (on Eurasian cuisines), and Green Mangoes and Lemon Grass among other titles.