I love cookbooks , not just photo albums of picture perfect food .
Photographs do not impart knowledge nor do they explain the technique required to achieve the completed dish.
Photos of food strategically plated up and shot with required amounts of filtered light that accentuates the colour and angle of ingredients are works of art, but they do nothing to impart knowledge.
So how fortunate was I to find in the bookshop on Fitzroy St, St Kilda, a signed copy of 'Around the world in 120 recipes ..by Allegra McEvedy..
There are definite shades of Elizabeth David, in her manner , description s and recipe construction. Her photographs are of table and plate surfaces.There is an air of messiness in some of the shots, the food is real.
The recipes, 120 of them are traditional to the cornucopia of the cultures and the countries she has experienced first hand ..
This is about traditional food after all......big flavoured and generous.
I stood outside the book shop for sometime browsing the bargain table ......and there it was seriously ,I couldn't believe my eyes a copy of" Provence" An Accidental Gourmets Sketchbook by John Davis...
This is a book of sketches and words that describes the authors love affair with Provence.
Provence is the region of France best known for its vibrant , simple, free spirited cooking , and it is the home of many great chefs and artisans.
But more than that .....this book captures in sketch and honest description the inhabitants the everyday people ....the unsung heroes who happily prepare simple dishes from time honoured recipes in places that are not mentioned on the tourist guide .
There is a handful of recipes scattered through the pages that have been offered to the author from vegetable and produce stall holders in the open air market.
This book is full of earthy sketches depicting the vibrancy, the colour of the region along with memorable simple flavours of Provence
This is an amazing find and purchased for the outrageous sum of $4.00
It was an amazing weekend , family, bookshops, good food , and a half Melbourne marathon..68th in a field of 9500 .
Photographs do not impart knowledge nor do they explain the technique required to achieve the completed dish.
Photos of food strategically plated up and shot with required amounts of filtered light that accentuates the colour and angle of ingredients are works of art, but they do nothing to impart knowledge.
So how fortunate was I to find in the bookshop on Fitzroy St, St Kilda, a signed copy of 'Around the world in 120 recipes ..by Allegra McEvedy..
There are definite shades of Elizabeth David, in her manner , description s and recipe construction. Her photographs are of table and plate surfaces.There is an air of messiness in some of the shots, the food is real.
The recipes, 120 of them are traditional to the cornucopia of the cultures and the countries she has experienced first hand ..
This is about traditional food after all......big flavoured and generous.
I stood outside the book shop for sometime browsing the bargain table ......and there it was seriously ,I couldn't believe my eyes a copy of" Provence" An Accidental Gourmets Sketchbook by John Davis...
This is a book of sketches and words that describes the authors love affair with Provence.
Provence is the region of France best known for its vibrant , simple, free spirited cooking , and it is the home of many great chefs and artisans.
But more than that .....this book captures in sketch and honest description the inhabitants the everyday people ....the unsung heroes who happily prepare simple dishes from time honoured recipes in places that are not mentioned on the tourist guide .
There is a handful of recipes scattered through the pages that have been offered to the author from vegetable and produce stall holders in the open air market.
This book is full of earthy sketches depicting the vibrancy, the colour of the region along with memorable simple flavours of Provence
This is an amazing find and purchased for the outrageous sum of $4.00
It was an amazing weekend , family, bookshops, good food , and a half Melbourne marathon..68th in a field of 9500 .
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