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BOOK - THE BOOK OF GARNISHES

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Overview

Rectangle white hard cover book with black text along the top. Under is a back ground of small blue dots in lines. Featured on the front forming a central column are colour images of a wavy cucumber garnish over a yellow flower garnish over a tied bundle of julienne carrots, over a radish flower. Author name at the bottom.
Book title, author name and publishing company in black on spine.
inside the book are glossy pages with text instructions and colour pictures outlining how to cut and create garnishes.

Historical information

'The Book of Garnishes' by June Budgen was owned by Garry Smith during his time as an apprentice chef and when he purchased and ran The Manse Restaurant in 1988 through to 2020. The book was used as inspiration for Garry and he team at the restaurant and for his catering business. The book was first published by Golden Press in 1986 and reprinted in 1987.
The Manse Restaurant was opened around May 1988 by Alex and Kerry Koers in the former Congregational Church Manse building. In the early 1990s Gary Smith, who had been working as an apprentice at the restaurant, purchased the restaurant and ran it until its closure in 2020 due to COVID 19 pandemic and ill health.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2020.23

Item type

Books

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Cardboard

Paper

Width

10 mm

Height or length

145 mm

Inscriptions and markings

on third page [THE BOOK OF / GARNISHES / JUNE BUDGEN / Photography by / PER ERICSON / GOLDEN PRESS / SYDNEY . AUCKLAND]

Keywords

CHURCH Avenue 31 , ARMADALE

CHURCH Avenue Armadale

Statement of significance

MEDIUM
Part of a suit of cook books and recipes used by Gary Smith and his staff for inspiration at The Manse Restaurant. It represents the style of food that Gary served and was inspired by at the restaurant and through his catering services. The recipes were used by Gary from when he was an apprentice chef and when he was the head chef and owner of the Manse. The book also represents a far larger library of cook books and recipes purchased and collected by Gary throughout his career as a chef and as an owner of the restaurant.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Geotag

-32.153435523622, 116.01735132613

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