Stephanie Alexander Bio, Age, Husband, Foundation, Net Worth, Awards, Books

Stephanie Alexander Biography

Stephanie Alexander AO is a chef, restaurateur, and food writer from Australia. Alexander’s first restaurant, Jamaica House, debuted in 1964 after he studied to become a librarian and traveled the world at the age of 21.

How old is Stephanie Alexander? – Age

She is 82 years old as of 13 November 2022. She was born in 1940 in Hawthorn, Australia. Her real name is Stephanie Ann Alexander.

Stephanie Alexander Family

She is the son of Winston Burchett, a former public servant who operated a caravan park on the Mornington Peninsula, and Mary née Burchett. Wilfred Burchett, a journalist, is her uncle.

Is Stephanie Alexander married? – Husband

Alexander had two marriages and two divorces. Rupert Montague, sometimes known as Monty, was a Jamaican she met in London. Three weeks after the birth of their daughter Lisa, they founded The Jamaica House restaurant in Melbourne. Her second husband was lawyer Maurice Alexander, with whom she had another daughter, Holly.

Stephanie Alexander’s Net Worth

She is 82 years old as of 13 November 2022. She was born in 1940 in Hawthorn, Australia. Her real name is Stephanie Ann Alexander.

Stephanie Alexander Foundation

Alexander Kitchen Garden Program was launched at Collingwood College in Melbourne in 2001. The program was inspired by Alexander’s concept that children learn about food early in life by example and pleasant experiences, which influences their eating choices throughout their lives.

The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation was founded in February 2004. This non-profit organization is devoted to assisting schools in implementing enjoyable food education, teaching children how to cultivate, harvest, cook, and share fresh, seasonal, tasty food. As of December 2018, the Foundation was collaborating with over 1800 schools and early childhood centers to teach enjoyable food education, and this number is expanding. To ensure continued financing, the Foundation works with schools, governments, philanthropists, and dedicated individual donors.

Stephanie Alexander Photo
Stephanie Alexander Photo

Stephanie Alexandr Awards

Alexander was granted the Medal of the Order of Australia on January 26, 1969, in appreciation of his services to the hotel and tourism industries, as well as his promotion of apprentices. She was given the Centenary Medal for distinguished contribution to the food and wine sector in Victoria on January 1, 2001. She was named an Officer of the Order of Australia on January 26, 2014, for exceptional contribution to education via the creation and implementation of school-based learning programs encouraging healthier food and eating choices for children, as well as as an author.

Stephanie Alexandr Books

Menu for Food Lovers
Stephanie’s Feasts & Stories
Stephanie’s Australia
Stephanie’s Seasons
Recipes My Mother Gave Me
Stephanie’s Journal
A Shared Table
Cooking & Travelling in South-West France
Stephanie’s Menus for Food Lovers
Tuscan Cookbook
The Cook’s Companion
Kitchen Garden Cooking with Kids
The Kitchen Garden Companion
A Cook’s Life
The Cook’s Table
Kitchen Garden Companion: Growing
Kitchen Garden Companion: Cooking
The Cook’s Apprentice