City of Armadale - History House > Records

MAGAZINE - VIVE LA CUISINE FIVE 1989

« Prev Item Next Item »

1989

Overview

Rectangle soft cover magazine. Cover features a portrait photograph of a male facing directly at the cover with his chin resting in his hands. He is wearing a white chef jacket. Across the top in red and purple is the magazine title. Down right side are article headings. Bottom right is a round white logo with blue text around the inside edge. In the middle is a blue circle with a gold edged and red shield with 4 arrows on it. around the inside edge of the blue centre are gold fleur-de-lis. Red text under the logo. White spine with black text featuring magazine title, ISSN number [1033-5404] and magazine issue and date [FIVE 1989].
Inside a colour glossy pages featuring articles photographs and recipes.
On the back is an advert for Lindt chocolate, includes 4 rows of images of their chocolates.

Historical information

Gary Smith regularly purchased this magazine when he was an apprentice chef and later a chef. He used it to learn more about the industry he was entering and for inspiration. The magazine featured articles on prominent chefs in Australia, local and international restaurants, trends and included a variety if recipes. This was part of a larger collection of recipes and cook books that Gary used for inspiration during his career as a chef and as the owner of the Manse Restaurant.
The Manse Restaurant was opened around May 1988 by Alex and Kerry Koers in the former Congregational Church Manse building. In the early 1991 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-COA2020.26

Item type

Books

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Card

Glue

Paper

Width

10 mm

Height or length

220 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Title [VIVE / la Cuisine] text on logo [CHAINE DES ROTOTTEUES / 1248-1950] Text under logo [OFFICIAL MAGAZINE / CHAINE DES ROTISSEURS]

Keywords

ARMADALE

CHURCH Avenue 31 , ARMADALE

CHURCH Avenue Armadale

The Manse Restaurant

Chaines des Rotisseurs

Year

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 magazine Vive la Cuisine 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

Open in Google Maps

Nearest geotagged records:

View all geotagged records »

City of Armadale - History House

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback