Cooking school pioneer Beverley Sutherland Smith sells Mt Waverley home

Cooking school pioneer Beverley Sutherland Smith sells Mt Waverley home
Jonathan ChancellorDecember 7, 2020

The grand dame of Australian cooking, Beverley Sutherland Smith secured $3.3 million at weekend auction for her Melbourne home which comes with kitchen where she hosted her iconic cooking school for the past five decades. 

The Mt Waverley offering was a 2,200 square metre garden estate with 1960s house with pool and court.

It was in the 1967 that foodies began attending one of Australia's first cooking schools at 29 Regent Street.

Even American boxer George Foreman filmed a commercial for his electric grill at the house which was auctioned through Stockdale and Leggo. 

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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