You're Welcome by Raymond Tan

You're Welcome by Raymond Tan

Across cultures, life's smallest moments and biggest occasions all centre around a table full of food. In this sumptuous hardback featuring striking, joyous photography and design, baker Raymond Tan, of Melbourne bakeries Dua and Raya, invites you to celebrate everything, including afternoon tea, Chinese New Year, birthdays and weddings with these playful recipes. Tan's sweet and savoury creations draw from his upbringing in Selangor, Malaysia and many years living in Australia. Enjoy everything from Miso peanut cookies to Matcha almond 'Pocky' sticks, cakes from easy to exceptional, an array of mooncakes and colourful Malaysian kueh desserts, plus the 'unfortunate' cookies that made Raymond famous. Everyone's welcome!

Bake the beige away! These are fun, full-tilt, rainbow delicious recipes with tender tiers of traditionI want to live inside this book and joyfully squish marshmallows, fill fortune cookies and eat every fluffy-as-f**k crumb with Raymond and Audrey for the rest of my sweet days! - Natalie Paull, Beatrix Bakes

Just when you think you've seen it all, along comes Raymond and Audrey's You're Welcome - their bold, vibrant, delicious take on sweets, savoury treats, and drinks. Flipping through the book makes you feel like you've been invited to the coolest dinner party ever, one where they just happen to serve dessert first. And maybe that's the way it should be! - Kerry Diamond, founder of Cherry Bombe

Ray brings all the heart and creativity of his bakehouse dynamos Dua and Raya to this delightful celebration of Southeast Asian-inspired bakes. With Audrey's guiding touch, they share recipes full of the flavours of home. - Emelia Jackson, author and baker
I have been a fan of Ray's baking for so long. His food is vibrant, welcoming and tells such a wonderful story, just like this incredible book. I cannot wait to bake my way through it! - Julia Busuttil Nishimura, author and cook


Raymond and Audrey never cease to inspire me - always carving their own path with creativity and heart. Each recipe feels like a window into their world: thoughtful, bold, and full of life. I cannot wait to try the recipes from these two trailblazers. - Jung Eun Chae, author and chef


As someone who is obsessive about baking, culture and connection, I find You're Welcome fascinating and moving, especially the chapters on kueh and mooncakes. Filled with delectable sweet things, both contemporary and traditional, this joyful cookbook is destined to be a classic. Personally, it makes me want to rush into the kitchen and make all the goodies, especially those from Malaysia. - Tony Tan, author and chef

Fun drips from every page of You're Welcome. All I can say is, thank you (wink wink) to Raymond and Audrey, who have created a playful world within which heritage stories and dessert expertise co-exist effortlessly, both conveyed with a levity that can easily be lost in the precision of baking. Personality-forward and JOYFUL (the first thing I think of when I look at this book), this is a cookbook to turn to
in everyday moments and special occasions alike. - Samah Dada, author, cook and television host

You're Welcome sets the stage from the very first page - an open door, an invitation, a seat at the table. It's cooking that connects cultures and generations in the most delicious way, with bakes that feel both deeply rooted and wonderfully new. Every recipe here is a joyful celebration of home and memory, told through plates full of color and personality. Generous, vibrant and inviting, You're Welcome is an offering of stories and sweets that open their arms and make you want to stay.
- Pilar Valdes, The Drew Barrymore Show senior culinary contributor

Raymond Tan is a self-taught Melbourne-based baker who gained global recognition for his unique inventive bakes that draw inspiration from Southeast Asian flavours. Raymond had never turned on an oven before moving from Selangor, Malaysia to Australia in 2006. He learnt to bake and quickly gained traction online with his decorated fortune cookies and viral cake popsicles, which were featured by both Vogue and MoMA. In 2019, Raymond founded Raya Bakery and, in 2025, founded Scandinasian bakery Dua, both in Melbourne. He also co-owns the inventive dessert cafe Nimbo and is a fine artist whose work has showed at Tolarno Galleries.

Audrey Payne is a contributing editor to Cherry Bombe, a New York-based indie media company celebrating women in the world of food and drink, and the Melbourne food and drink editor for Broadsheet, Australia's leading cultural guide. She learnt to bake by watching The Martha Stewart Show after school as a pre-teen.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781761501265
ISBN 10	1761501267
Title	You're Welcome
Author	Raymond Tan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Murdoch Books
Year published	2026-05-05
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.