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British gastronomy has a grand old tradition that has been lost over time. Now England's most inventive chef is out to reclaim it. Heston Blumenthal, whose name is synonymous with cutting-edge cuisine, nonetheless finds his greatest source of inspiration in the unique and delicious food that the sceptered isle once produced. This has been the secret to his success at world-famous restaurants The Fat Duck and Dinner, where a
contrast between old and new, modern and historic, is key.
Historic Heston charts a quest for identity through the best of British cooking that stretches from medieval to late-Victorian recipes. Start with thirty historic dishes, take them apart, put them together again, and what have you got? A sublime twenty-firstcentury take on delicacies including meat fruit (1500), quaking pudding (1660), and mockturtle soup (1892). Heston examines the history behind each one's invention and the science that makes it work. He puts these dishes in their social context and follows obscure culinary trails, ferreting out such curious sources as The Queen-like Closet from 1672 (which offers an excellent method for drying goose). What it adds up to is an idiosyncratic culinary history of Britain.
This glorious tome also gives a unique insight into the way that Heston works, with signature dishes from both The Fat Duck and Dinner. Illustrated by Dave McKean and with some of the most superb food photography you'll ever see, Historic Heston is a book to treasure. You think you know about British cooking? Think again.
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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. He lives in Berkshire with his wife and three children.
What fun it is to follow in this gastro-wizard's footsteps * Observer Food Monthly * His latest and most remarkable book ... breathtaking * Sunday Telegraph * Presented in the ponderous manner of a sacred text, full of gold paint, sumptuous drawings and leering photography -- Oliver Thring * Sunday Times Ireland * Incredible ... a massive must-have -- Tom Kerridge * Observer * A beautiful book, part-recipe book and part brilliantly interesting history of food * Daily Mail * Gorgeous ... Beautifully designed, bound, slip-cased and illustrated ... Blumenthal is a genius * Daily Telegraph * The Willy Wonka of the culinary world ... With photography that brings to mind a Tim Walker shoot, this is so much more than a cookbook * Elle Magazine * A gourmand's grimoire -- Niki Segnit * Sunday Times * Both appetising and interesting, Historic Heston is for curious cooks -- Rose Prince * Daily Telegraph * Beautiful * The Times * Stunning * Independent * A luxuriously illustrated, recipe-studded meditation on culinary history * The Times Literary Supplement * Steam-punk splendour * Literary Review *
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- PublisherBloomsbury USA
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1632860341
- ISBN 13 9781632860347
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages432
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