Stephanie Alexander

Highly acclaimed cook, writer and seasonal food pioneer Stephanie Alexander shares some of her all-time favorite recipes in this classic collection. Lantern is proud to publish many of Australia's most celebrated cooks and chefs. Lantern Cookery Classics gathers timeless recipes from these much loved authors in this new series of indispensable books for your kitchen bookshelf. Soon you'll be whipping up your favorite dishes from Stephanie Alexander, Maggie Beer, George Calombaris, Kylie Kwong, Gary Mehigan, and Matt Moran. Why not treat yourself to the complete set?

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.