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For 21 years from 1976, Stephanie Alexander was the force behind Stephanie's restaurant in Hawthorn, a landmark establishment credited with having revolutionised fine dining in Melbourne. From 1997 to 2005 Stephanie, along with several friends ran the Richmond Hill Caf and Larder, a neighbourhood restaurant renowned for its specialist cheese retailing. In her recently published memoir,A Cook's Life, she recounts how her uncompromising dedication to good food has shaped her life and changed the eating habits of a nation.
One of Australia's most highly acclaimed food authors, Stephanie has written fourteen books, includingStephanie's Menus for Food Lovers, Stephanie's Seasons and Stephanie Alexander & Maggie Beer's Tuscan Cookbook(co-author). Her signature publication, The Cook's Companion, has established itself as the kitchen bible in over 400,000 homes. With characteristic determination, Stephanie initiated the Kitchen Garden at Collingwood College in order to allow young chldren to experience the very things that made her own childhood so rich: the growing, harvesting, cooking and sharing of good food.
Visit Stephanie Alexander online at stephaniealexander.com.au.
For 21 years from 1976, Stephanie Alexander was the force behind Stephanie's restaurant in Hawthorn, a landmark establishment credited with having revolutionised fine dining in Melbourne. From 1997 to 2005 Stephanie, along with several friends ran the Richmond Hill Caf and Larder, a neighbourhood restaurant renowned for its specialist cheese retailing. In her recently published memoir,
A Cook's Life, she recounts how her uncompromising dedication to good food has shaped her life and changed the eating habits of a nation.
One of Australia's most highly acclaimed food authors, Stephanie has written fourteen books, including
Stephanie's Menus for Food Lovers, Stephanie's Seasons and
Stephanie Alexander & Maggie Beer's Tuscan Cookbook(co-author). Her signature publication,
The Cook's Companion, has established itself as the kitchen bible in over 400,000 homes. With characteristic determination, Stephanie initiated the Kitchen Garden at Collingwood College in order to allow young chldren to experience the very things that made her own childhood so rich: the growing, harvesting, cooking and sharing of good food.
Visit Stephanie Alexander online at stephaniealexander.com.au.
Stephanie Alexander ran the acclaimed Stephanie's Restaurant for 21 years, then for eight years was a founding partner in the popular Richmond Hill Cafe & Larder. Stephanie was awarded a Medal of the Order Of Australia in 1994, and become Victorian of the Year in 2010. In 2013 Stephanie was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia for this project. She is the author ofA Cook's Life, Cooking and Travelling in South-West France, Stephanie Alexander & Maggie Beer's Tuscan Cookbook,Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion, Stephanie's Menus for Food Lovers, andStephanie's Seasons.