ALEXANDER, STEPHANIE — Stephanie\S Journal

Australia, Viking. 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 25cm. Book, Stephanie Alexander is a cook, restaurateur and food writer. After studying to become a librarian and traveling the world at the age of 21 she began her first restaurant, Jamaican House. Her next venture was Stephanie's Restaurant in Fitzroy before moving to Hawthorn in 1980. Stephanie's Restaurant closed in 1997 after operating for 21 years. She went on to publish several cookbooks, including her incredibly popular alphabetical guide to ingredients and cooking, The Cook's Companion. Stephanie is the niece of the journalist Wilfred Burchett. This "Journal" is Stephanie's personal account of a year of both difficulties and promise, which saw the opening of the Richmond Hill Cafe & Larder, the closure of the celebrated restaurant, Stephanie's, the publication of two books, cooking schools in Tuscany with Maggie Beer and many warm, wonderful times with family and friends. A special selection of recipes is sprinkled throughout. Illustrated paper covered boards, cloth spine with gilt titling, silk ribbon marker. Book is in top notch order with all pp clean white & tightly bound, 374pp & a kilo to post. A great addition to your shelf/ves ( I hope it's the latter ) - as per a mi-tshirt apron > "You can never have too many cookbooks." , Very Good/None issued.