Inside Shane Delia's kitchen

By Peter Barrett
Updated November 30 2015 - 10:13am, first published October 1 2015 - 3:51pm

His subterranean city restaurant Maha (named after his wife) has been a hit with Middle Eastern fans for eight years and in December he's opening Biggie Smalls – a casual kebab joint in Collingwood. But if you haven't had the pleasure of eating his food, you've probably seen his SBS cooking show, Spice Journey, which begins again in October – its third series. He's Shane Delia, 35, born to Maltese parents and a western suburbs boy through and through. Used to feeding 30 people or more at home in Moonee Ponds, Delia struggles to cook for four people. On the upside, that means there are always plenty of leftovers for wife Maha, daughter Jayda, 6, and son Jude, 3.

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