Our Flight Path
Transit was born from a simple observation: cooking is a journey. Every recipe is a departure point, every finished dish an arrival. Some journeys are quick shuttles — ten minutes from hunger to satisfaction. Others are long-haul flights that take patience, time, and trust in the process. But all of them are worth taking.
We believe that recipes should tell you not just what to do, but where you're going. That's why every recipe on Transit is presented as a culinary itinerary — with departure points (ingredients), flight plans (instructions), and clear arrival destinations (the finished dish). We use the language of travel because it makes cooking feel like what it is: an adventure.
Our design is inspired by the infrastructure of travel itself — boarding passes, departure boards, wayfinding signage, and the systematic clarity of airport terminals. We wanted to create a space that feels organised, efficient, and surprisingly warm. Just like a well-run airport, everything here is designed to get you where you need to go without fuss.
Our Philosophy
We don't believe in complicated recipes for the sake of it. If a dish can be made simply, we'll show you the direct route. If it needs time — like a slow braise or an overnight ferment — we'll tell you why the long-haul flight is worth it. We respect your time, your ingredients, and your hunger.
Transit is for home cooks who want clear directions, honest timings, and recipes that actually work. We write in Australian English, we use Australian ingredients, and we test everything multiple times before it goes live. If a recipe is on this site, it's because we've flown that route ourselves and landed safely.
Whether you're looking for a fifteen-minute midnight pasta or a four-hour lamb braise, Transit has a flight for you. Check the departure board, choose your destination, and let's get cooking.
Design Inspiration
The visual language of Transit draws directly from airport and travel infrastructure. The fonts — Barlow Condensed and Inter — are clean, systematic, and highly legible, echoing the clarity of terminal signage. The departure blue and gate yellow colour palette references runway markings and wayfinding systems.
Every recipe card is designed like a boarding pass, complete with dotted tear lines and systematic information layout. The homepage departure board presents recipes as flights ready for boarding. Recipe pages use an itinerary structure with progress indicators showing where you are in the journey.
This isn't just aesthetic — it's functional. Travel infrastructure is designed to move people efficiently from point A to point B. That's exactly what we want to do with recipes: move you efficiently from raw ingredients to a finished meal, with clear signage every step of the way.