Delicious UK - (04)April 2020

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Brilliantrecipesandgreatwriting

• a killer combination.

JENBEDLOE,FOODEDITOR

TheRiverCottageMeatBookby

HughFearnley-Whittingstall

(Hodder&Stoughton£35)

Ikeepthisbookinthekitchenand

regularlyflickthroughit forinfoon

timings,technique,orsimplyfor

inspiration on cuts of meat to try.

HUGHTHOMPSON,DEPUTY

CHIEFSUBEDITOR

A VisualFeastbyArabella

Boxer(EburyPress,outofprint)

Eachofthe 12 chaptersfocuses

ona seasonalingredient,withan

essayonitshistoryandvarious

uses.Excellentrecipesarematched

withbeautifulartyphotographs.

It felt ahead of its time for 1991.

PHOEBESTONE,FEATURES

ANDEDITORIALASSISTANT

TheFlavourThesaurusbyNiki

Segnit(Bloomsbury£20)

EverytimeI needaninspired

flavouringfora cakefillingor

amscratchingmyheadoverhow

tomakeleftoversinteresting,

I consultthiscomprehensive

guide to what goes with what.

STEPHANIETHOMSON,

SUBEDITORTheMoosewood

CookbookbyMollieKatzen

(Ten Speed Press £15.99)

WhenI becamea vegetarianinmy

studentdays,I fellinlovewiththis

book.Handwrittenandillustrated,

fullofsimplerecipesanduseful

picturesofhowtochopvegetables

andputtogethera menu,it wasas

muchaboutwhatlifestyleI wanted

aswhatI wantedtohavefor

dinner.I’molderandwisernow,

andsois mybattered,splattered

copy,whichhastravelled

thousandsofmilesbymyside.

...andsometoppicks

f rombook-lov i ng

foodwriters

LUCASHOLLWEGRoastChicken

andOtherStoriesbySimon

HopkinsonandLindsey

Bareham(EburyPress£18.99)

Hopkinson’scollectionofrecipes

is fullofhisinspiringand

uncompromisingviewsandreads

likea menuofdreams– perfect

renditionsofclassicflavours:roast

lambwithanchovy,garlicand

rosemary;creamedendives;leek

tart;crabvinaigrette;crema

catalana;andtheroastchickenof

thetitle,cookedwithlemonand

herbsandprodigiousquantitiesof

butter.I couldeatforeternityfrom

these pages and never grow bored.

THANEPRINCECitrusby

CatherinePhipps(Quadrille£20)

Sucha usefulbookbutalsoso

inspiring.Therecipesallwork,

from deep-fried lemon slices to

bergamotroastchicken.

WheneverI wanttoadd

zesttomyfoodthisis

the book I reach for.

FELICITYCLOAKE

ThePrawnCocktail

YearsbySimonHopkinsonand

LindseyBareham (Michael

Joseph£25)

Noveltyis a wonderfulthing,but

sometimesyouwanta cookbook

thatdeliversthefoodyoualready

love.Fromchickenkievto

chocolatemousse,formethis

hasit all– a greatesthitsof

20th-century British favourites.

RICKSTEIN’S

SEAFOODBY

RICKSTEIN(2000)

MADHURJAFFREY’S

ULTIMATECURRY

BIBLE(2003)

F loyd ’s

Indiaby

KeithFloyd

(2001)

Simple

by

DianaHenry

(2016)

French

Provincial

Cookingby

Elizabeth

David (1960)

76,000 55,000 54,000

132,000

REALFOOD

BYNIGELSLATER

(2005)

306,000 240,000

READ,EAT,LOVE

Justa fewofthe

cookbookswe

thinkaremore

thanthesum

of their recipes

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