Beloved restaurateur Bill Granger has died, aged 54.
A post on his Instagram confirmed he died peacefully in hospital on Christmas Day with his wife Natalie Elliott and three daughters.
Granger is being remembered as the king of breakfast.
“A dedicated husband and father, Bill died peacefully in hospital with his wife Natalie Elliott and three daughters, Edie, Inès and Bunny, at his bedside in their adopted home of London,” a family statement on his Instagram said.
“Born in Melbourne, Australia, Bill was a self-taught cook who became a celebrated global restaurateur and food writer with a career spanning over 30 years.
“In 1999, he and his wife Natalie began a professional partnership that launched the business globally.
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“Together they built a successful business that today has 19 restaurants across Sydney, London, Greater Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and Seoul.
“Bill authored 14 cookbooks, made 5 TV series and most recently was honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia in January 2023.”
The statement said he would be remembered as the king of breakfast for “making unpretentious food into something special filled with sunshine and for spurring the growth of Australian informal and communal eating around the world”.
“He will be deeply missed by all, with his loss most profoundly felt by his adored family, who are grateful for all the love and support that has been given.”
English celebrity chef Jamie Oliver said he “loved Bill Granger so much” in an Instragram story.
“He was such a wonderful man, warm, charming and had an extraordinary ease and style in cooking that could only come from Australia,” Oliver said.
