Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey

James Beard, Richard Olney

Simple French Food

Simple French Food "For twenty years Richard Olney's Simple French Food has been one of my greatest sources of inspiration for cooking at Chez Panisse." --Alice Waters "I know this book almost by heart. It is a classic of honest French cooking and good writing. Buy it, read it, eat it." --Lydie Marshall "I need this new edition badly because Simple French Food is the most dog-eared, falling-apart book in my library. Here it is newly bound to enrich one's life." --Kermit Lynch, author of Adventures on the Wine Route "Simple French Food has the most marvelous French food to appear in print since Elisabeth David's French Provincial Cooking.... The book's greatest virtue is that the author...really teaches you to cook French in a way I've never seen before. Here you acquire the methods, the tour de main, the tricks that are the heart and essence of French food, unforgettable once acquired in this book because of their logical, well-explained presentation." --Nika Hazelton, "The New York Times" "I am unable to find an ad equate adjective to express my enthusiasm.... I find Simple French Food marvelous. I have never read a book on French cuisine that has so excited and absorbed me." ...

Georgia Green (Author)

Georgia's Cakes: A Step-By-Step Masterclass to Make Every Cake a Showstopper

The ultimate guide to making, baking and decorating jaw-dropping cakes from Instagram and Youtube sensation Georgia's Cakes. If you're looking to take your cake decorating skills to the next level then look no further. No other book guides you through every step of cake decorating with as much detail and explanation as this one, while keeping it as simple and accessible as possible. Georgia's expertise, knowledge and teaching skills will transform the way you understand and approach modern day cake decorating.From baking a perfect sponge and explaining how the ingredients work, to mastering the palette knife; this is more than a baking book, this is a masterclass in cake artistry. Cake decorating has advanced and modernised over the last few years - buttercream has trumped fondant, cake layers are taller and designs have become more contemporary. We're even throwing all sorts of decorations into the mix (who knew that popcorn took the top of a cake to new dimensions?!).Cordon Bleu trained Georgia Green has found a unique balance between a home baker and a professional pastry chef. Specialising in cake decorating, Georgia has discovered that sometimes it's OK to take shortcuts, ...

Gerald Asher

Wine Journal: A Wine Lover's Album for Cellaring and Tasting

Wine lovers will find sections to record their cellaring and tasting notes, plus space to preserve wine label information for more than 60 wines. Also included are expert tips on establishing a cellar and storing, tasting, and serving wines, as well as a complete glossary of wine terminology.