Name Bill Granger Role Cook | TV shows Bill's Food Ex-spouse Natalie Elliott | |
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Born 29 August 1969 (age 55) ( 1969-08-29 ) Awards ASTRA Awards for Favourite New Presenter Books Bill's Basics, Bill's Everyday Asian, Simply Bill, Bills Sydney Food: Th, Feed Me Now!: Food for Moder | ||
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Bill Granger is a self-taught cook, restaurateur and food writer, based in his native Australia and in London but also working internationally.
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- Bill granger s wet roast chicken bill s tasty weekends
- Bill granger visits the royal kitchens at buckingham palace
- Career
- Food Style
- Books
- Media Work
- Personal life
- References
Bill granger visits the royal kitchens at buckingham palace
Career
In the late 1980s, Granger relocated from Melbourne to Sydney to study art. He found inspiration in the city's lifestyle, light and harbour views. He worked as a waiter while he studied art. His creative interest slowly moved from art to food. In 1993, he opened a restaurant called "Bills" in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst. Breakfast, and, more specifically, creamy scrambled eggs, brought Granger to the public's attention. A second restaurant, "Bills Surry Hills", opened in 1996. "Bills Woollahra" was his third restaurant. The restaurants are also known for ricotta hotcakes.
In 2008, he opened the first "Bills" restaurant outside Australia in Japan, where he had lived for half a year. Since then, he has four restaurants in Japan, Tokyo, Yokohama, and Kamakura. In 2011, Granger opened his first UK restaurant Granger & Co in London's Westbourne Grove. In the spring of 2014, Granger opened a second London-based Granger & Co in Clerkenwell and a new Bills restaurant in Hawaii.
Food Style
Bill Granger is known for his eclectic and simple cuisine which he displays in all of his shows, books, and restaurants. He has often been referred to as the Australian version of Jamie Oliver
Books
Granger wrote Bill's Sydney Food (Murdoch Books, 2000) which included information about the food in his restaurants. That book was followed by Bill's Food (2002), Bill's Open Kitchen (2003) and Simply Bill (2005) and Bill Granger Every Day (2006) and Bill's Basic's (2010) and Bill's Everyday Asian (2011), and Bill Granger Easy(2012)
Media Work
In 2004, the six part series, Bill's Food, followed Granger for a week. It was well received in Australia and was subsequently screened on BBC2 in the United Kingdom, in 2005, drawing an audience of 2 million. The series was repeated on BBC1 and was shown in 22 other countries. In June 2006, Granger appeared on GMTV to present a week-long barbecue special filmed in the South of France. A second series of Bill's Food was aired on various networks. Granger is featured on a fortnightly segment on ABC Radio 702 with Richard Glover. Each week he discussed a recipe. He appeared cooking tasty 'Roast Dinner with Pancetta' on Wednesday, 16 February 2011.
In 2011, Bill Granger became The Independent on Sunday's weekly food columnist.
A ten part television series bringing Bill's globally-inspired food to West London- Bill’s Kitchen: Notting Hill- aired from June 2013 on BBC Lifestyle in Poland, South Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Nordic Region; on BBC HD in EMEA and LatAm; and on BBC Entertainment in Latin America.
Personal life
Granger was born to a vegetarian mother and a father who worked as a butcher. He lives with his wife Natalie Elliott and their three daughters.