Gifting time is here! Check out my choices for the cookbooks of the year. Diet and sustainability has never been higher in the agenda. While these are important topics for anyone nerdy about their food, despite money worries people are asking these questions about their dinner. And the cookbooks of today reflect that. Here’s a selection of some books I’ve […]
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I’ve been making Marco Pierre White recipes, again from the BBC Maestro masterclass. This time tackling his potato dauphinoise. I’ve talked about potato dauphinoise many times on this blog – many times – so I’m always up for trying it another way, especially when it comes from as prestigious a chef as Marco. Very simple – peel and slice potatoes, […]
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I recently got hold of a copy of Marco Pierre White’s White Heat book from the library. It is a cookbook but really it’s a capture of a time and a place: when Marco was on top of the culinary world and the absolute hottest thing in chefs and cookery. I hadn’t read it before; I devoured it an hour […]
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I’ve been browsing the BBC Maestro series; a selection of masterclasses from famous experts in their field. Filmmaking with Edgar Wright, photography with Rankin and much more besides. What caught my eye was the series of food classes with Marco Pierre White. I thought I’d try Marco Pierre White’s fondant potatoes. Marco has a shaman-like quality in this series: wise […]
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