In The Kitchen With Georgia & Lachie (@heapsgoodfood_) - A Crumble Christmas Feature

There’s something about the festive season that brings out the very best in the kitchen, long lunches, warm gatherings, fresh summer produce, and those slow, joy-filled moments around the table.

This month, we step In The Kitchen With… Georgia & Lachie from Heaps Good Food, the Adelaide-born, Melbourne-based duo whose cosy cooking videos, effortless hosting energy and seasonal backyard recipes have quickly become a favourite on our feeds. With a shared love for simple food done well, they embody the heart of what Crumble celebrates, cooking slowly, sharing generously, and bringing people together.

We sat down with G & Lach to chat slow Sundays, festive entertaining, private cheffing, and the colourful pasta dish they created using our Crumble Ceramic Deep Fry Pan and Casserole Pot in Cream.

Let’s get into it.

So, let’s start at the beginning, how did Heaps Good Food come to life? What inspired you to start sharing your cooking and hosting adventures online?

We’ve both always loved cooking (especially together) and eating good food! Our camera rolls were always filled with photos of what we’d made, so one night while we were sitting around a campfire cooking, we decided it would be fun to share our food and recipes online.

That night we came up with Heaps Good Food, a name inspired by our upbringing in South Australia (our Melbourne friends always laugh when we describe something as “heaps good”).

You mentioned growing up cooking, have you both always loved being in the kitchen, or did that passion deepen once you started cooking together, especially around the festive season when the kitchen becomes the heart of the home?

Thank you!! Yep, we’ve both loved cooking for as long as we can remember. We grew up cooking with our families, and some of our best childhood memories are around the dinner table.

But we’ve also definitely grown this passion together, we love spending our spare time cooking, or even better, going camping and cooking over the fire.

Naturally, that leads us to hosting. You host so beautifully, what do you love most about bringing people together around food, especially during the holidays? Do you have a signature “G & Lach” festive dish?

We love how food brings people together, and how something delicious can bring so much joy. Cooking is definitely our love language, it feels special to take the time to create something yum for the people you care about.

We’re not sure we have a signature dish yet, but we do love finishing our pastas in the Gozney, perfect melted cheese + crunch!

For Christmas, you can’t go past BBQ king prawns with parsley, garlic, and olive oil. A simple crowd pleaser.

Speaking of bringing food to others, you’ve done some private cheffing. What’s it like stepping into someone else’s kitchen for their big life moments? Any standout memories?

It’s honestly so much fun! It’s such a cool way to meet new people, and it feels special being part of their celebrations.

We love designing menus that flow well and that people love.

A highlight was cooking for Jacquie Alexander’s bachelorette, such a beautiful location and lovely group.

When it’s just the two of you at home, what does a typical weeknight dinner look like? And do you have a comfort dish that instantly says “Christmas” to you both?

Our go-to weeknight dinner is a simple BBQ with good quality meat and an easy but elevated salad.

When we say “our” dinner, we mean G’s dinner… she does all the weekday cooking (Lach is very lucky).

That meal gives us Christmas vibes, hanging with the fam, cooking outside after a summer beach day.

You created the most delicious pasta for this feature, fresh seasonal greens and speck. What inspired this dish, and could you see it on a Christmas menu?

We love cooking with what’s in season, and we were inspired by chefs like Julius Roberts who cook farm-to-table style.

This pasta brought in fun ingredients like zucchini flowers and speck, plus a simple sauce using pasta water and good cheese.

It’s colourful and full of flavour, perfect for a summer Christmas table, ideally with a glass of crisp white wine.

You used our Crumble Ceramic Deep Fry Pan and Casserole Pot in Cream. How did you find cooking with them? Any favourite features?

The Crumble pieces were a DREAM. They look so cute (we got cream and are obsessed), the non-stick is amazing, and we love that they’re non-toxic.

Also, so easy to clean! Highly recommend as a Christmas gift for any foodie.

We have to ask… who’s the better cook, and who’s the better host?

Lach: G is definitely the better cook, she’s a natural. I like to think I’m executive chef but really I’m more of a glorified taste tester.

G: Lach’s selling himself short, he’s a great cook. But honestly, we work so well as a pair. When we cook together, we’re at our best.

Your content feels warm, slow, and effortless, very “Sunday energy.” How do you stay inspired to keep creating that vibe online?

Because we’re usually cooking for ourselves or for friends, we share food we genuinely want to eat. Slow Sundays are our favourite, we take our time, cook together, and it all feels really natural to film and share.

Seeing people enjoy our videos also makes us so happy.

If you could host your dream Christmas or summer-holiday long lunch, who’s on the invite list and what’s on the menu? And which Crumble piece gets pride of place on the table?

We’ll play it safe and invite friends and family, but if the Kardashians and Biebers are free, they can come.

Menu-wise: fresh seafood to start (BBQ prawns, oysters, crudo), a fresh pasta (made in the Crumble Ceramic Deep Fry Pan + Casserole Pot), lamb cutlets with mint pesto, salads, and homemade focaccia.

Finally, what’s next for Heaps Good Food heading into 2026? Any festive projects, new recipes, or collaborations you can share?

We’re going to keep sharing recipes and having fun with it!

We have some content ideas we’re excited about, maybe tapping into Lach’s Sri Lankan background.

We’re also keen to collaborate with brands we love (shoutout Crumble!) and hopefully do some food styling projects too.

Keen for 2026!

Georgia & Lachie are the kind of cooks who make everything feel achievable, joyful, and delicious, the perfect reminder that festive cooking doesn’t have to be complicated to be meaningful. Their seasonal greens & speck pasta is exactly the kind of dish we want to eat all summer long, cooked in Crumble and shared with the people we love most.

A huge thank you to G & Lach for welcoming us into their kitchen.

Follow their journey at @heapsgoodfood_ and stay tuned for our next In The Kitchen With… feature coming in the new year.