Good Cook

by Simon Hopkinson

Overview

Published as the companion volume to the BBC Television show of the same name, The Good Cook is a collection of 100 of legendary chef Simon Hopkinson's favorite recipes, drawn from his childhood, his restaurant career, and his most memorable meals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493002009
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/05/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	962,276
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Best known for opening the legendary Bibendum restaurant in London in 1987 with Sir Terence Conran, Simon Hopkinson is the author of Roast Chicken and Other Stories. Regarded as one of the finest chefs and food writers in the U.K., Hopkinson has been awarded the Andre Simon Award and the Glenfiddich Award on three occasions.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Anchovy & aubergine 13

Cool cucumber, hot horseradish, bitter endive 33

Cheese & wine 53

Oily vegetables 75

A mix of mushrooms, pasta, garlic & parsley 89

Smoky salty fish 99

Lovely lamb 115

Nice rice 133

Chicken with livers 143

Ham, bacon & a little pig 163

Four small birds, a big duck, a small bit of rabbit 179

Prawns & shrimps on toast, a prawn salad & a creamed lobster 201

Two salmon, a soaked mackerel & a butter sauce for fish 211

Big cow, little cow 223

Scallops & mussels 245

Potato & pulse 259

Desserts & puddings 279

Conversion chart 312

Index 313

Acknowledgments 320