Bill Granger
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Granger at Hereford Road Party.
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| Born | 29 August 1969 |
| Website | http://www.bills.com.au |
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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.
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.
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
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)
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