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SAN FRANCISCO -- Bill Granger, the Australian chef, food writer and restaurant owner who brought Aussie-style food to international capitals from London to Seoul, has died. He was 54.

Granger's family said on social media Tuesday that the chef died in a hospital in London on Christmas Day.

"A dedicated husband and father, Bill died peacefully in hospital with his wife Natalie Elliott and three daughters, Edie, Ins and Bunny, at his bedside in their adopted home of London," the family statement said. It gave no further details.

Born in 1969 in Melbourne, Australia, Granger was a self-taught cook who launched a chef's career over three decades after dropping out of art school. He opened his first restaurant in 1993 in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst, where he soon became known for his breakfasts served at a central communal table.

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[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 71 points 2 years ago

So this is the guy who caused my generation to be unable to afford houses

[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yep. Cunt! (???)

/jk never heard of him

[-] Marsupial@quokk.au 67 points 2 years ago

Who?

If anyone bought avo on toast to the world it was that entitled fuck who said to stop buying if we wanted a house.

[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I never heard if him until this post and I'm Australian

I didn't even know about avocado toast until it was used as a joke. Then I tried it and holy shit it slaps.

Gimme dat good fats boi!

[-] tastysnacks@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

Avocados literally grow on trees.

[-] Marsupial@quokk.au 3 points 2 years ago
[-] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago

And money don't, so clearly avocados are better than money.

[-] Godric@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago

Thus dies the man who made home ownership impossible for millennials

/s

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

The man who singlehandedly stole all the bootstraps

[-] piecat@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago

Did he really though?

Sliced or mashed avocado has been eaten on some sort of bread, flatbread, or tortilla (often heated or toasted) since humans first started consuming bread and avocados, and before any documented or written history.

According to The Washington Post, chef Bill Granger may have been the first person to put avocado toast on a modern café menu in 1993 in Sydney,[9] although the dish is documented in Brisbane, Australia, as early as 1929

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado_toast

[-] misophist@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Do you deny that there has been a massive growth in the worldwide popularity of "avocado toast" in the past few decades?

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Given the rise of the internet given the timeline (Chef since 1993).

There's been a massive growth of everything in popularity except maybe Nu Metal.

Did Strongbad invent comics? Because there's been massive growth since he did it.

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think “to the world” in this context means to a larger audience of people who had never heard of it before and didn’t live in a area where it was a common thing. So possibly yes. Or maybe no. Probably a shared effort either way.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

since humans first started consuming bread and avocados, and before any documented or written history.

So how do we know if it's before documented history?

[-] Skates@feddit.nl 12 points 2 years ago

When you try to read the epic of gilgamesh and the first 5 pages describe how to pick ripe avocados smh

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
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[-] ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com 23 points 2 years ago

The story doesn't really work out? I mean if he started his first restaurant at 24 how could he have launched his chef career 3 decades after dropping out of art school?

Further if art school is supposed to be college level he barely even stayed alive long enough to live three decades post dropping out...

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

I thinks it's bad punctuation or grammar

He launched his three decade chef career after dropping out of Art school

[-] ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That makes sense. But that is a really piss poor sentence.

Especially since it's literally "Who launched a chef's career over three decades after dropping out of art school"

That s on decades and "over" kills any ambiguity, but a comma after decades would make it passable, a semi colon and changing to "; after he dropped out of art school" would make it crystal clear.

[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

AI can't do grammar like in the old days

Pepperidge farm remembers

[-] SteefLem@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Guess its not that healthy

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

I hope when I grow up I can one day own an avocado of my very own!

Serving breakfast at one large communal table sounds like a cool idea actually.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

The real treasure was the avocados we met along the way.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Avocado toast is stupid, but he didn't deserve to die so young.

And it really sucks to have Christmas of all days overshadowed by your father's/husband's death.

[-] squirrels@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 years ago

Avocado toast is stupid

Please touch grass

[-] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago

Im really curious about your opinions. Do you hate avocados specifically or just on toast? Or do you just hate things on toast in general? What about bagels?

[-] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Avocado toast itself is a great meal. If you make it at home, it’s a cheap meal full of good fats that will keep you full for a while.

Avocado toast in a cafe or something is stupid because they charge $15-20 for something that costs $1 to make.

[-] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

100%. Avocado mushed with shallots, a sprinkle of sea salt and a splash of balsamic vinaigrette or a pomegranate quince is easy, quick and delicious

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[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

That’s stupid like saying buttered bread is stupid.

It’s not some trendy thing, people have been mashing avocado on toast for 140 years.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Putting butter on bread is kinda stupid if you're not going to at least toast the bread first.

And if avocado toast is so old, why are people saying a 54-year-old invented it?

This guy was a chef, a family man, and a business owner. Making avocado toast can't have been his only claim to fame.

[-] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

What's wrong with bread and butter?!

[-] ohlaph@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

He was just known for it. Not everyone is extraordinary, I know I'm not.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Avocado toast is fucking delicious and comparatively healthy.

[-] TurboHarbinger@feddit.cl 6 points 2 years ago

Breaking news : Unknown man dies.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

We certainly won't be ringing the church bells when you pass.

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[-] pl_woah@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

We salute you! raises Starbucks to toast

[-] clausetrophobic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

How dare you raise that abomination of "coffee" to this honourable Australian's name.

[-] ElBarto@feddit.rocks 2 points 2 years ago
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