Un-Cook Yourself: A Ratbag's Rules for Life

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Finding entertainment everywhere from the weird to the pedestrian, Nat has taken the playful and thorough piss out of everything from trade shows and tattoo events to burnout festivals and exploring Area 51. Also his partner Jules appears in the book and her honesty with her experiences of having a partner with anxiety felt so real and genuine.

Part cookbook, part autobiography, part social commentary, part mental health advocacy, part career advice - it just kinda makes no sense, but it’s also absolutely perfect. There was a great (albeit long-winded) section encouraging the low budget weekend getaway just to get out of town and see somewhere new. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.I’ve never read a book by a social influencer/content creator before, but if I was going to ever do so, a book by Nat’s What I Reckon was obviously the place for me to start. Filled with anecdotes about some of the ratbag things he's gotten up to in his life, plus a few recipes thrown in for good measure, this book is a fun read with lots of heart. Easy to read, great artistic layout, and featuring Nat’s special blend of wholesomeness and explicitness - pisstaking with encouragement. When he's not filming, cooking or foraging for rosemary, Nat can often be found indulging his love of rock'n'roll and comedy, playing in various bands and stand-up rooms around Sydney.

His wife also makes a little cameo, and his issues of sexuality, the patriarchy and fairness are covered. This foul mouthed, larrikin Aussie helped lift my spirits time and again during the darker days of Melbourne’s endless lockdowns, constantly delivering some of the most genuine and hilarious content on socials that I’ve ever followed. He only started the cooking videos and anti-jar sauce tirade he is best known for during the first COVID lockdown. His attitude, his compassion, his commitment to honesty and laughter, his unwillingness to suffer fools.Nat makes abundant use of cursing in his writing, much like in his videos, so much so that there is a parental advisory icon on the cover--I've not seen that on books in the States. Beware, it includes explicit language and Australian slang but comes with a handy glossary to help understand the slang (and sometimes the swearing). On page 238 he says, "Let's be honest, if you don't like swearing you probably wouldn't have made it to this point in the book. Death to Jar Sauce will see you through the good times and the tough times, hopefully with a few solid laughs and some awesome food on your plate.

It's worth reading for his interesting life story but probably could have been done really well in 100 pages. This is stuff that’s simple, easy to follow and tastes delicious, like Honey Bastard Chicken, Get Fucked Roast Potatoes and Frownie-Reversal Orange Chocolate Brownies.

No part of our weird world and strange behavior is spared as our long-haired guru tells us what he reckons about it all – and amps up the flavor with some eye-watering stories from his early years before a sweary video about pasta sauce shot him to global fame. It's also written in his signature style - 'fucken' rather than 'fucking', 'ya' rather than 'your' - which got a little old by the end.