page_title: Stephanie Alexander
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caption_attribution_description: English: Stephanie Alexander, an Australian cook, restaurateur and food writer, at a book signing in Adelaide, South Australia.
context_page_description: Stephanie Ann Alexander AO is an Australian cook, restaurateur and food writer.
  After studying to become a librarian and travelling the world at the age of 21, Alexander's first restaurant, Jamaica House, opened in 1964. In 1976, her next venture was Stephanie's Restaurant, located in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy before moving to the middle-class suburb of Hawthorn in 1980. Stephanie's Restaurant closed in 1997 after operating for 21 years. She went on to publish several cookbooks, including her alphabetical guide to ingredients and cooking, The Cook's Companion.
context_section_description: Stephanie Ann Alexander AO (born 13 November 1940) is an Australian cook, restaurateur and food writer.
  After studying to become a librarian and travelling the world at the age of 21, Alexander's first restaurant, Jamaica House, opened in 1964. In 1976, her next venture was Stephanie's Restaurant, located in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy before moving to the middle-class suburb of Hawthorn in 1980. Stephanie's Restaurant closed in 1997 after operating for 21 years. She went on to publish several cookbooks, including her alphabetical guide to ingredients and cooking, The Cook's Companion.
caption: Book signing in Adelaide, South Australia, October 2009
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