Is This A Cookbook?

Its time to open your eyes to a new way of cooking. Forget the search for perfection; let's celebrate imperfection. In 70 simple recipes, Heston uncovers the hows and whys of cooking, with plenty of hacks along the way. The straightforward and easy-to-follow recipes are a journey of discovery and exploration in the kitchen, instead of overly-structured recipes or getting it 100% perfect.

Zusatztext 'Both practical and thought provoking' Informationen zum Autor Entirely self-taught, Heston Blumenthal is the most progressive chef of his generation. In 2004 he won the coveted three Michelin stars in near-record time for his restaurant The Fat Duck, which has twice been voted the Best Restaurant in the World by an international panel of 500 experts. In 2006 he was awarded an OBE. Dave McKean is a long-time artistic collaborator of award-winning author Neil Gaiman. He has illustrated and designed several children's books, eight with Neil, Coraline , The Wolves in the Walls,The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish , Varjak Paw with S. F. Said (winner of the Smarties Gold award in 2004), Mirrormask, The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr Punch , Signal to Noise and Crazy Hair . He is also a film-maker. Dave lives in Kent. Klappentext Is this a cookbook? 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. Brought to life by the incredible illustrations by Dave McKean, Heston's long-term collaborator and widely acknowledged as one of the greatest illustrators at work today, it's the next best thing to having Heston as your sous-chef. So why not get in the kitchen and have an adventure? Vorwort It's time for a culinary adventure Zusammenfassung Is this a cookbook? 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. Brought to life by the incredible illustrations by Dave McKean, Heston's long-term collaborator and widely acknowledged as one of the greatest illustrators at work today, it's the next best thing to having Heston as your sous-chef. So why not get in the kitchen and have an adventure? Inhaltsverzeichnis Heston's breakfast barThe mindful sandwichHeston's salad bar7 soups for 7 moodsNot just cricket - except it isFakeawaysDinner and sidesThe fermentation stationDessertsSauces, dips and condimentsIndexAcknowledgements About the author...

'Both practical and thought provoking'

Vorwort
It's time for a culinary adventure

Autorentext

Heston Blumenthal

Klappentext

Is this a cookbook? 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. Brought to life by the incredible illustrations by Dave McKean, Heston's long-term collaborator and widely acknowledged as one of the greatest illustrators at work today, it's the next best thing to having Heston as your sous-chef. So why not get in the kitchen and have an adventure?

Inhalt

Heston's breakfast bar The mindful sandwich Heston's salad bar 7 soups for 7 moods Not just cricket - except it is Fakeaways Dinner and sides The fermentation station Desserts Sauces, dips and condiments Index Acknowledgements About the author