No Place Like Home (Paperback)

Rowley Leigh

ISBN 10: 1908337109 / ISBN 13: 9781908337108

Published by Clearview, London, 2012

About this Item

Paperback. Split into four chapters - Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter - Rowley picks out exactly what is in season, and devises menus for a variety of events which range from the downright amusing 'club dinner for the rich uncle', to a painstaking 'the vegetarian in Lent' to terrifying 'still courting: a foursome'. There is nothing here that could not satisfy the most pernickety of diners, and Rowley ends each chapter with a practical hint on a particular subject, such as frying steak properly or a discourse on the Jerusalem artichoke. With over 250 carefully selected recipes, a brilliant suppliers list and directory, the reader and cook is transported instantly into Rowley's own kitchen at home, where simple, seasonal food is cooked as vibrantly as possible. Originally published in 2001 to enormous acclaim, Rowley Leigh superbly demonstrates culinary genius combined with a distinctive literary style. Well known through his weekly column in the Financial Times and his London restaurant, Le Cafe Anglais, it just felt wrong not to have this classic book in print for a fresh generation of readers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Place Like Home (Paperback)
• Publisher: Clearview, London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908337109
• ISBN 13: 9781908337108
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

'Some things are better cooked in that's why people go to them. But the converse is equally true. There are plenty of dishes that no restaurant does properly.'Distinguished chef and food writer Rowley Leigh places these dishes at the heart of his first book. Home cooking is celebrated for its simplicity, seasonality and the delights of eating at home and cooking for friends. This encompasses the art of making good gravy, sautéing potatoes and grilling sea bass, as well as digressions into Euro food, Australian cricket and the strangeness of rhubarb, amongst others. Menus are based on events such as Boxing Day lunch, Hallowe'en Night and a May birthday lunch for a 'fishetarian' aunt.Beautifully written and illustrated with original line drawings and colour photography, this is an elegant, witty and irresistible invitation to keep those home fires burning.