The Fat Duck Cookbook

Awards:   Winner of British Book Awards: Stora Enso Design and Production Award 2009 Winner of British Book Awards: Stora Enso Design and Production Award 2009.
Author:   Heston Blumenthal
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition:   UK ed.
ISBN:  

9780747597377


Pages:   532
Publication Date:   05 October 2009
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The Fat Duck Cookbook


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Awards

  • Winner of British Book Awards: Stora Enso Design and Production Award 2009
  • Winner of British Book Awards: Stora Enso Design and Production Award 2009.

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In this beautiful, smaller format edition of the award-winning Big Fat Duck Cookbook, we hear the full story of the meteoric rise of Heston Blumenthal and The Fat Duck, birthplace of snail porridge and bacon-and-egg ice cream, and encounter the passion, perfection and weird science behind the man and the restaurant. Heston Blumenthal is widely acknowledged to be a genius, and The Fat Duck has twice been voted the Best Restaurant in the World by a peer group of top chefs. But he is entirely self-taught, and the story of his restaurant has broken every rule in the book. His success has been borne out of his pure obsession, endless invention and a childish curiosity into how things work - whether it's how smell affects taste, what different flavours mean to us on a biological level, or how temperature is distributed in the centre of a soufflé. In the first section of The Fat Duck Cookbook, we learn the history of the restaurant, from its humble beginnings to its third Michelin star (the day Heston received the news of this he had been wondering how exactly he would be able to pay his staff that month). Next we meet 50 of his signature recipes - sardine on toast sorbet, salmon poached with liquorice, hot and iced tea, chocolate wine - which, while challenging for anyone not equipped with ice baths, dehydrators, vacuum pumps and nitrogen on tap, will inspire home cooks and chefs alike. Finally, we hear from the experts whose scientific know-how has contributed to Heston's topsy-turvy world. With an introduction by Harold McGee, incredible colour photographs throughout and illustrations by Dave McKean, The Fat Duck Cookbook is not only the nearest thing to an autobiography from the world's most fascinating chef, but also a stunning, colourful and joyous work of art.

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Author:   Heston Blumenthal
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition:   UK ed.
Weight:   2.580kg
ISBN:  

9780747597377


ISBN 10:   0747597375
Pages:   532
Publication Date:   05 October 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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'What fun it is to follow in this gastro-wizard's footsteps' Observer Food Monthly


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Author Website:   http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=3220

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.

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Author Website:   http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=3220

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