Is this a cookbook? : adventures in the kitchen / Heston Blumenthal ; illustrated by Dave McKean.
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Main Library | NonFiction | 641.5 B658 | Available | 33111010926737 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
NAMED A BON APPETIT, THE DAILY HIVE, AND EAT YOUR BOOKS BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR
A culinary adventure from three-time James Beard Award-winning, Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal--but is it a cookbook?
Well, it's full of Heston's typically marvelous recipes like pea and ham soup-in-a-sandwich and bacon and egg porridge, popcorn popcorn chicken and (r)ice cream. But in Heston's kitchen, to cook is to embark on a journey of quantum gastronomy: exploring the palate, feeding the inner child, and plunging headfirst through the plate and into the soul.
Each of the 70 simple, straightforward recipes is accompanied by Heston's stories, insights, and hacks, turning each cooking session into a journey--and revealing a whole world of culinary possibilities and fresh perspectives. Brought to life by the incredible illustrations by Dave McKean, Heston's long-term collaborator and one of the greatest illustrators at work today, Is This A Cookbook? is the next best thing to having Heston as your sous-chef.
Why not take him along as your adventure partner, too?
Well, it's full of Heston's typically brilliant, delicious and inventive recipes, including green gazpacho, beetroot and pea salad, quinoa with vegetables, Moroccan pasties, hemp panna cotta, banana and parsley smoothie, tomato and coffee muffins, parsnip granola, rice ice cream, sherry vinegar posset, cricket ketchup and thyme and orange kombucha, not forgetting popcorn chicken with real popcorn. Every recipe is simple, straightforward and totally do-able. This is Heston at his most accessible. But there's so much more. Each of the 70 recipes is accompanied by Heston's thoughts, stories, insights and hacks, turning each cooking session into a journey that'll excite and inspire and reveal a whole world of culinary possibilities and fresh perspectives. It's the next best thing to having Heston as your sous-chef. So why not get in the kitchen and have an adventure?
Introduction: a quest for quantum gastronomy -- The mindful sandwich: why don't we take a moment and slow things down? -- Heston's breakfast bar: when do you want to start the day? -- Seven soups: what do you feel like eating? -- A composed salad: why did the tomato blush? -- Culinary excursions and explorations: where do you want to eat tonight? -- Traditional deliciousness: why don't we all get together over a classic? -- A bit on the side: do you want a sauce, dip or condiment with that? -- The fermentation station: ready to get to grips with the gut-brain and the brain-gut? -- Feed the world: how about exploring some alternative edibles? -- Just desserts: fancy something sweet? -- Continuation: what's cooking?