Sometimes working in a bookshop we come across some vague customer requests. Hey, we're not complaining we like a challenge too, but sometimes it's good to be ultra specific. And why not be ultra specific where food is concerned! If cooking (or eating) is more your specialty, then there are approximately a billion titles for your consuming pleasure. Or you can drop subtle hints to your significant other this Valentine's Day. Actually, scrap the subtle hints, just tell them!
Okay, so here's some things to make your stomach grumble on the topic of very very specific food books...
The Complete Mushroom Book by Antonio Carluccio
Now I apologise if you are one of the people who are deathly allergic to mushrooms but this book is both an interesting field guide to field mushrooms (haha) and an inspiring cook book to boot. With tips and tell tale signs of those pesky poisonous mushrooms, finding and cooking your own mushrooms has never been so attractive. Carluccio was great in the TV show Two Greedy Italians so my only regret is that it doesn't really translate onto the page. I guess you could read it aloud in his voice?
French Fries by Zac Williams
IS THIS NOT THE BEST BOOK EVER?!?! It is an ode to the simple potato (and sometimes other vegetables (gasp)) that is fried in a myriad of ways. It can never be said again that chips do not go with every single meal. Hurrah! Some of our favourites include 'Cincinnati Chili Cheese Chips' and 'Nacho Fries' - the name says it all. At Andrew's we are not opposed to a little chip party once in a while either...
50 Icy Poles by Cesar and Nadia Roden
As the tagline says, these 50 icypoles are sensations on a stick. I can tell you now that I could probably consure 25 of these in a sitting in this current climate. Bring on summer if I can have my 'Strawberries and Cream', 'Rhubarb and Custard' and 'New York Black and White' icypoles.... mmm icy stuff...
The Banh Mi Handbook by Andrea Nguyen
I know you can obviously eat food from other cultures but there are times when I sometimes wish I was Vietnamese so that there'd be a higher chance that I'd have delicious homemade banh mi on a regular basis. This is the stuff of dreams. Come on cloudy with a chance of meetballs! Where are you now?
Better Made at Home by Esterelle Payany
Never again will you have to make a late night dash for nutella in the middle of the night! Oh no! The premise of Better Made at Home is why make when you can create (oh hang on that's Masterfoods), no it is in fact to teach you how to make pantry staples yourself! Semolina cake with caramel anyone? Or how about homemade barbeque sauce and chocolate bars. Yum yum! Even if you don't like the recipes the front cover design is gorgeous. Unfortunately you can't eat cardboard, or can you?? Yep, the link is in french but learn two things at once..
That just about wraps up our very specific food special. If there's anymore specific things that you'd like to know about, why not pop in and let us know!
Okay, so here's some things to make your stomach grumble on the topic of very very specific food books...
The Complete Mushroom Book by Antonio Carluccio
Now I apologise if you are one of the people who are deathly allergic to mushrooms but this book is both an interesting field guide to field mushrooms (haha) and an inspiring cook book to boot. With tips and tell tale signs of those pesky poisonous mushrooms, finding and cooking your own mushrooms has never been so attractive. Carluccio was great in the TV show Two Greedy Italians so my only regret is that it doesn't really translate onto the page. I guess you could read it aloud in his voice?
IS THIS NOT THE BEST BOOK EVER?!?! It is an ode to the simple potato (and sometimes other vegetables (gasp)) that is fried in a myriad of ways. It can never be said again that chips do not go with every single meal. Hurrah! Some of our favourites include 'Cincinnati Chili Cheese Chips' and 'Nacho Fries' - the name says it all. At Andrew's we are not opposed to a little chip party once in a while either...
50 Icy Poles by Cesar and Nadia Roden
As the tagline says, these 50 icypoles are sensations on a stick. I can tell you now that I could probably consure 25 of these in a sitting in this current climate. Bring on summer if I can have my 'Strawberries and Cream', 'Rhubarb and Custard' and 'New York Black and White' icypoles.... mmm icy stuff...
The Banh Mi Handbook by Andrea Nguyen
I know you can obviously eat food from other cultures but there are times when I sometimes wish I was Vietnamese so that there'd be a higher chance that I'd have delicious homemade banh mi on a regular basis. This is the stuff of dreams. Come on cloudy with a chance of meetballs! Where are you now?
Better Made at Home by Esterelle Payany
Never again will you have to make a late night dash for nutella in the middle of the night! Oh no! The premise of Better Made at Home is why make when you can create (oh hang on that's Masterfoods), no it is in fact to teach you how to make pantry staples yourself! Semolina cake with caramel anyone? Or how about homemade barbeque sauce and chocolate bars. Yum yum! Even if you don't like the recipes the front cover design is gorgeous. Unfortunately you can't eat cardboard, or can you?? Yep, the link is in french but learn two things at once..
That just about wraps up our very specific food special. If there's anymore specific things that you'd like to know about, why not pop in and let us know!
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