Collectable and Very Rare Chef`s Cookbook by Topsi Venter

Stunning and rare Chef's Cookbook by Topsi Venter - "Fooding About with Topsi" - illustrations by Beezy Bailey.

This limited first edition autographed Chef's cookbook is in pristine as new conditon, packed in its original wooden case.

Only 3000 books was printed in 2003, and only 70 was signed by all 26 participating Chef artists, of which this book is no. 27/70.

Topsi Venter was the Grand Dame of South African cuisine, and a living legend among her Chef colleagues.

The Bloemfontein-born chef found fame hosting dinner parties for artists and entertainers at her Joburg home.

She worked for the Dried Fruit Control Board for 20 years before moving to the Cape, where she opened

several restaurants, including Hatfield House and The Wild Fig, before taking over the kitchen at Roggeland

Country House in Paarl. She later opened Topsi & Co in Paarl with her daughter Danielle. She passed away in 2016 at age 85.

Her cookbook, Fooding about with Topsi, is now a collector's piece.

Large hardcover book, size: 430 x 330

This book is a great gift to yourself or someone special.

Courier Guy R120 (carefully packed to reach you safely)

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