Book Review ~ Eleven Madison Park, The Cookbook
As I may have mentioned once or twice on ChefHermes.com I have regular chats on Twitter with a chef called Jon Jones. Besides the regular ass whooping I hand him on the ‘who can do the first #FF (Friday follow)’ we generally chat about all things catering & food related. In more recent times he … Read more
Latest Offerings from Quadrille, Classic Voices in Food
Some time ago I was sent two books from publishers Quadrille, not the normal show case of new talent or the formulaic seasonal TV recipe tie in from a sleb chef. No, the new series from the publishing house is rejuvenating old & unheard of classics, hence the name Classic Voices in Food I suppose. … Read more
Ocean Voyage, Mark Jordan, a Book Review
After assisting me in getting Michelin starred Mark Jordan to take part in the 5Questions, his PR agent Victoria has stayed in touch. Trying to get a copy of Mr Jordan’s book for review would be a no brainer, it was bound to filled with lovely glossy pictures & tasty recipes, and when the man … Read more
Cliff House Hotel, The Cookbook, Martijn Kajuiter ~ A Book Review
For those of you that follow the blog on Twitter you will be aware that we were sent a copy of Martijn Kajuiter’s book by the man himself a few weeks ago. Now as the book isn’t available in the UK yet (Amazon.co.uk list a UK publishing date as 3rd February 2011), we felt that … Read more
Kitchen Garden Companion, Stephanie Alexander ~ A book review
Every once in a while a book comes along which we just can’t put down. Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden Companion published by Quadrille Books, is just one such book. Whilst many chefs may call for books from their idols filled with food porn, which they can gleam slight insights as to how these talented individuals … Read more
Meat, Adrian Richardson ~ A book review
Ok so we know this book has been out for a while now (November 2008), but we’ve decided to do the review as we were approached by Mr Richardson’s agent & (crucially) it is actually a book worth reading for most cooks & chefs. Mr Richardson owns La Luna Bistro in the suburbs of Melbourne, … Read more
Alice’s Cook Book, Alice Hart ~ A review
This is our 2nd review of the new range of cook books from publishing house Quadrille, called ‘New voices in Food‘ . Alice Hart was the youngest ever Food Editor at Waitrose Food Illustrated so you would probably be thinking that she has come from the more journalistic side of the catering industry ~ you’d … Read more
Real food from near & far, Stevie Parle ~ A review
So with a quick announcement on Twitter a few weeks ago, ‘New voices in food’ is a new range of cookbooks from up and coming talent. The obvious curiosity got the better of us and we were duly dispatched the first 2 copies from this new series, ‘Real Food from Near & Far’ by Stevie … Read more
The Fat Duck Cookbook
During the later stages of the development of the Big Fat Duck Cookbook I was hearing all kinds of things, which in the world of Heston Blumenthal were all possible. There rumours of a special limited edition costing £500 with scratch & sniff strips in the book to give you an idea of what the … Read more
