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Stephanie Alexander

Author — Australian home and restaurant cooking; a fifty-year view of Melbourne dining.

author of The Cook's Companion, founder of Stephanie's restaurant and the Kitchen Garden Foundation; Officer of the Order of Australia.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Broadsheet Melbourne, 'National Treasure Stephanie Alexander Loves These Three Melbourne Bakeries' (Audrey Payne) ↗their pick · 2026-03-23
  • GimletCBD

    “Gimlet is a favourite. I appreciate how it succeeds in serving a lot of people, and yet the acoustics are very good. Most Melbourne restaurants are too noisy for me to enjoy when I dine with more than two people.”