Simply Bishop's: Easy Seasonal Recipes - Hardcover

Bishop, John; Green, Dennis

9781550549492: Simply Bishop's: Easy Seasonal Recipes

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550549499 ISBN 13: 9781550549492

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre, 2003

John Bishop and Dennis Green of the renowned Bishop's Restaurant in Vancouver are great chefs who have a real zest for learning more about food, trying new ingredients and inventing new recipes. They have long believed that simplicity in cooking is learning to let quality seasonal ingredients speak for themselves. Over the years, they have created a collection of recipes that combine their enthusiasms-wonderful dishes that feature seasonal ingredients with exquisite flavor and texture.

After a few successful years together, John and Dennis were inspired to offer cooking classes to show their enthusiastic patrons that cooking good food need not be difficult. In the course of creating recipes for those cooking classes, the two of them began to simplify the preparation of the restaurant’s signature dishes without sacrificing color or quality. The result has become a collection of easy-to-make imaginative and delicious recipes all wrapped up in a stylish new book entitled Simply Bishop’s.

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About the Author:

John Bishop's love for cooking began when he was a child growing up in Newton Powys, Wales. Starting out by helping in his mother's kitchen to eventually as a young man learning the formal requirements of traditional French food preparation at a hotel school. After working as a chef in Great Britain, Bishop moved to Vancouver in 1973. At the urging of friends and investors during the recession of 1985, John opened Bishop's. Since then, Bishop's has consistently been one of the city's top restaurants. Annually the restaurant receives top grades from local as well as all the respected North American guides.

Bishop has authored four cookbooks with Douglas & McIntyre: Bishop's, Cooking at My House, Fresh and Simply Bishop's.

Dennis Green was born in Alberta, though his family has lived in British Columbia for five generations. After extensive travels with his parents, he returned to BC when he was seven years old. His love of cooking led him to apprentice at the Avenue Grill in Vancouver, and he went on to serve as the chef at Barbara-Jo’s Restaurant. He has a passion for regional-style cooking using organic, fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. He joined the team at Bishop’s in 1993 and was chef there from 1997 to 2007.

Review:

"Bishop's cookbook isn't like those from lots of other chefs: ingredient lists don't run off the page, subrecipes are few and directions are clear and concise. His M.O. is using the very best fresh ingredients-which is essential as this determines the success of many of his dishes. His book is not complex, really. And the recipes work beautifully" (Food and Wine Best of the Best)

"Simply Bishop's is a collection of thoroughly accessible, lovely recipes, accompanied by stunning photographs." (Washington Post)

"Like the restaurant, this book is solid, understated, gracious; helpful and delicious at every turn." (Globe & Mail)

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