A Shared Table

by Stephanie Alexander, Simon Griffiths (Photographer)

Stephanie Alexander has written about food from Australia with a fresh view of the culture, landscape, people and produce. Stephanie is an outspoken advocate of Australian produce. In A Shared Table, she travels to seven regions across and helps us change the way we eat and drink. Share Stephanie's pleasure in the friendships and flavours she encounters along the way. With Stephanie as your guide and travelling companion, you will discover the treats of buffalo-milk mozzarella from the Western District in Victoria, freshly caught rock lobster from Kangaroo Island, wine and cheese from Tasmania's north-east, saucer scallops from Fremantle, vibrant market produce from Melbourne and dishes for a special Easter celebration in Sydney. The seven chapters of this book mirror the episodes in the ABC's television series of the same name. Stunning full-colour photographs capture the rich variety of Australian food and life.

Genres: Cooking, Nonfiction, Cookbooks

256 pages, Hardcover

First published June 29, 2000

About the author

Food and wine and friendship matter more than almost anything I can think of.

Who am I?

Food and wine and friendship matter more than almost anything I can think of. Together they involve skill and craft and patience, and understanding and appreciation of difference, and the desire to bring happiness to others. Brushing past scented leaves in a garden, looking over a vineyard with the vines glowing gold in autumn sunshine, picking parsley outside the back door, pulling a cork from a bottle of wine, cutting into a ripe cheese, appreciating a wonderful apple, setting out a picnic on a bush table, debating the questions of the universe over a fine wine… all these things seem to me to confirm our humanity and to make me want to live for another day, another meal. In the end, I still believe there is no greater joy than sharing food, conversation and laughter around a table.

In 2012 I will publish my memoir A Cook’s Life. Anyone who would like to know more about me will enjoy reading this book. There are many reminiscences and anecdotes in amongst the facts.

These days I spend most of my time supporting the team that makes the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation project function and grow. I also visit as many of our participating schools as I can and am delighted every time to be greeted by smiling faces and platters of delicious food.

Reviews

[Terri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely done book. Photos are dreamy.

[Jennifer Rolfe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Photos are great and text is very interesting.