For some reason many people have a poor opinion of the sausage, especially the “British sausage” yet the sausage, worldwide, is really a versatile beast and not necessarily stuffed full of offcuts and strange fillings either. This book is for sausage lovers (no, this is not a 50 Shades of Grey pun). A worldwide look at …
In the past top chefs tended to hide in relative obscurity, known of only by customers of the finest restaurants, allowing them to focus solely on their culinary creations. Things have changed in more recent times. The chef has became a famous face, often emblazoned on television in different guises, often a prolific author of cookbooks …
Increasingly “food studies” is becoming an ever popular, developing area of study for both academics and interested amateurs alike, leading to chefs, food consumers and researchers expanding their horizons. Traditional disciplines are being harvested and are leaving their mark through osmosis on what previously was viewed as a fairly dry, insular subject. This book is an …
If you had thought that food and drink was either essential fuel for the body or just another production line (from source to plate) of sorts, you are mistaken. It is also a critical part of our society with it crossing over socio-economic levels, cultures and forms a major impact on everyday life. The so-called “culinary …
Here is a book that might not appeal to the typical reader or be considered a little too theoretical and esoteric, yet it still is an interesting, thought provoking read that sadly might not cross the reader’s radar due to its price and expected limited bookstore circulation. Or, in other words, this is a book you …
At times you might be forgiven for thinking that surely food can be left free of politics, when so much else in the world is tied up with political string. Sorry, but politics plays a big place here too! Whether it is public policy and politics dictating what we should eat and drink on health grounds, …
This little pocket-sized book reads like a Who’s Who of the culinary world, a series of curated, referenced mini portraits of over 75 world-renowned and respected chefs, mixed together and effectively hidden away behind a low-key exterior. To the casual browser, this might seem like just a collection of tightly-printed pages of text. There are no …
Economic issues aside, consumers are increasingly wanting to know exactly what is in their food, so what better way is there than to do it yourself? Yet preserving fruit and vegetables is a skill set that has fell out of fashion and it is often surrounded with an air of mystique. This book can help …
To many people a hot dog is a simple thing. One sausage, one bread roll and maybe some sauce and accompanied filling such as onions. Yet, after looking at this book, you might be forgiven for not understanding that it can be nearly a holy thing, requiring devotion and respect akin to that given to …
Society is slowing understanding that there is a downside to the convenience of ready-made, processed food that supermarkets typically sell, just as we now understand the pitfalls with fast food. What is less known is the various “tricks” used to make many of us de facto addicts. This book, written by a New York Times investigative …
