British food fortnight

BRITISH FOOD FORTNIGHT SEPT 20TH - OCT 5TH 2014

VIRTUE BOOKS

BRITISH CHEFS & RESTAURANTS Pays tribute to the historic charm of the restored Renaissance Hotel next to London’s St Pancras Station with rediscovered and re-imagined traditional British classics. Yorkshire fishcakes, Dorset jugged steak, cocka-leekie pie, Mrs Beeton's barbecue chicken, London Pride battered cod, gingerbread pudding, Kendal mint cake choc ices and the best lemon drizzle cake you'll ever taste are just some of the 130 recipes in the book.

9780593070437 25.00

An informative, photography-filled package that celebrates the seasonal bounty of Britain's through the mind of one of the country's most exciting new talents. This is a month-by-month tour of the best produce the country has to offer, paired and transformed in the unique way that has been responsible for so much of the The British Larder's swiftly-gained and extremely fast-growing reputation (including winning 'Best Newcomer' at the 2012 Top 50 Gastropub awards).

9781906650711 30.00

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The Ethicurean is quietly changing the face of modern British cooking: all from a walled garden in the heart of the Mendip Hills.

The philosophy is simple: eat local, celebrate native foods, live well.

The Ethicurean Cookbook follows a year in their magnificent kitchen and garden, and celebrates the greatest food, drink and traditions of this fair land. 120 recipes and a year of inspiration such as:- confit rabbit paired with lovage breadcrumbs, cured roe deer with wood sorrel, and foraged nettle soup is fortified by a young Caerphilly.

9780091949921

25.00

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18.99 Celebrating the gooiest, yummiest, sweetest treats that made Britain great, this cookbook lets you in on the secrets of the best desserts in the country. From steamed sponges (chestnut and chocolate pudding) to classic crumbles (apple, blackberry and cinnamon), forgotten creations such as Lord Randall's pudding and school dinner favourites like jam roly poly, through chocoholic delights to perfect rice pudding and vintage Christmas pudding, this book is a genuine pud-lover's delight.

The king of beautiful pub food has collected all of his best ideas into this proper cookbook, ready to warm the world on a grey day and restore the nation's good mood.

Tom Kerridge's idea of food heaven isn't fussy gastronomy; it's proper 'man food' with Michelin star magic, including breakfasts that keep you smiling for the whole day, indulgent long lunches, teatime temptations, seasonal snacks and heart-warming suppers.

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9781472903532 20.00

When Gordon Ramsay and Mark Sargeant set up the Gordon Ramsay pubs in London they wanted to produce the sort of simple but delicious British classics that warm the cockles of your heart and to serve them at affordable pub prices. Dishes like rich, hearty Chicken and Smoked Bacon Pie, mouth-watering Gloucestershire Sausages with Grainy Mustard Mash and Red Onion Marmalade and indulgent Treacle Tart - classics that have stood the test of time so now you can invite your friends round, serve some good, English ale and cook the best in traditional pub food classics in your own home.

9780007289820

20.00

9781849491150 25.00 In Modern British Seafood Nathan Outlaw shares the secrets of his unique approach to fish cooking and provides a tempting collection of original recipes. He provides a guide to sourcing, buying, and preparing all types of fish and shellfish. He then explains cooking techniques, and how not to overcook! The four main groups of fish - flat, round, oily and shell fish, are dealt with in separate sections and then 30 fish are dealt with individually looking at the optimum size to buy and eat, the best cooking methods and which herbs, seasonings and sauces go with each fish. There follows, for each fish, 2-3 recipes, ranging from everyday quick dishes through recipes for leisurely lunches or dinners to signature dishes from Nathan’s restaurant the sort you might cook for a dinner party, all easy to replicate at home.

There is no doubt that food eaten in season - and preferably grown as close to home as possible - tastes far, far better. Mark Hix cares passionately about British food and is keen for readers to experience the excitement that cooking seasonally offers. In British Seasonal Food, he draws attention month-by-month to the homegrown ingredients at their seasonal best. He provides information on where to source the foods, how to prepare and cook them, and suggests simple ways to serve them - to enjoy their flavour to the full.

9781844009435 14.99

Touring the counties of Britain on their trusty triumphs, Si and Dave celebrate local recipes and chefs from the villages and towns they explore. Creating delicious meals from local produce they inspire with their bubbling enthusiasm. Find out where the best sausages are made, why Ludlow has become the foody Mecca of the Shires and discover the centuryold recipe for gingerbread with a hint of rum and port.

9780297859741 20.00 9780718156817 30.00 Over 100 of Jamie’s favourite recipes: some are indisputable classics, some are his versions of the classics, some should be classics but just haven’t been made famous yet and others he’s made up from the great bounty of British produce.

Taking traditional dishes from coddled eggs, sausage rolls and bourbon biscuits to shepherd's pie, sticky toffee pudding and Welsh rarebit, the boys show us how their unique, modern twists on old classics can turn our familiar faithfuls into delicious treats to fill the belly and warm the soul.

9780755364619 20.00

British Baking “Come along inside….We’ll see if tea & buns can make the world a better place.”

Kenneth Grahame

This book is for every baker - whether you want to whip up a quick batch of easy biscuits at the very last minute or you want to spend your time making a breathtaking showstopper, there are recipes and decoration options for creating both. Using straightforward, easy-to-follow techniques there are reliable recipes for biscuits, traybakes, bread, large and small cakes, sweet pastry and patisserie, savoury pastry, puddings and desserts.

Bakewells, Bannocks, Cornish Fairings, Dingle Pies, Welsh Cakes, Yorkshire Parkin . . . you don't get better than a traditional British bake.

9781408846483 25.00 PA U L H O L L Y W O O D ’S – BRITISH BAKING – Favourite recipes, from Cornish pasties to Bakewell tarts

9781849904834 20.00 Food writer and baker extraordinaire Mary-Anne Boermans has delved into the UK's fine baking history to rediscover the long-forgotten recipes of our past, honed and perfected over centuries and lovingly adapted for use in 21st-century kitchens. This very special collection sits confidently among the best of British cookery writing, with recipes that have stood the test of time and that will both surprise and delight for years to come.

9780224095563 20.00

9781780272009 14.99 9781849532679 4.99 Put on your apron, dig out the mixing bowl and start the oven because it’s time to go baking mad. Here’s a book packed with recipes and quotations that will sweeten your day as you bake your country proud.

Scotland has always had a wonderful tradition of baking in both sweet and savoury recipes.

Leading cookery writer Sue Lawrence has produced a compendium of 70 easy-to-follow recipes, bringing together the traditional breads, scones and cakes that have shaped Scotland's great baking heritage and added new contemporary bakes like Sticky Toffee Apple Cake and Coconut Cherry Chocolate Traybake.

Heritage “England’s Green and Pleasant Land�

9781905686780 14.99

The Royal Chef, recreates a selection of authentic dishes prepared and served to The Queen and the Royal Family.

Sophisticated seasonal cooking and fresh, local ingredients, the recipes cater for a variety of occasions with offerings for both new and experienced cooks. The book elaborates on the recipes with tips on entertaining and inspirational ideas for preparation and presentation, including illustrations and explanations of the choice of china, decorations and flowers that accompany royal meals. Also included are fascinating snapshot details of the history of royal dining and entertaining

Discover the food of an ancient land, from its green pastures and highland peaks to country villages and balmy seaside towns

9781846817076 4.99

9780297865148 20.00 9780297867647 20.00 Under threat from tasteless foreign invaders, market forces and food fashion, produce that has been part of our national food heritage could die out within a generation. In these two volumes some of our most celebrated and talented chefs have created delicious recipes to bring our native breeds and varieties back from the brink. Using only the best of ingredients, these recipes will inspire home cooks to buy British and support our unique food heritage.

General British There is no sincerer love than the love of food George Bernard Shaw Yeo Valley's Great British Farmhouse Cookbook captures the true taste of today s country cooking, with a collection of over 100 mouthwatering recipes inspired by the traditions of the British farmhouse kitchen but given a modern twist.

9780091949938 20.00 Madhur Jaffrey reveals how it's possible to sample virtually the whole of Indian cuisine without ever leaving the British Isles. Always innovative and contemporary, she will even give some of these traditional Indian recipes a twist pairing Aloo Gobi with a very British roast lamb, for example.

9781908449030 25.00 A collection of imaginatively prepared, home-produced fare, using fresh ingredients and high-quality produce.

The vast array of delectable ingredients that Britain has to offer are all included - succulent Scottish beef, tender Welsh lamb, Stilton and Cheddar cheese, young asparagus, tangy rhubarb, juicy Cox's apples and luxurious smoked salmon to name but a few.

9781849492669 20.00 The historical background of cooking and eating in Britain, featuring regional differences, local specialiaties, festivals, feast days and folk customs.

The best of Britain's regional and national specialities.

9780754819127 16.99

Describes the delicious dishes from the short span between the two World Wars when English cooking suddenly blossomed. Containing 200 recipes, drawn from cookery books, magazines of the period, family sources and anyone who still remembers those days, A Book of English Food is a fascinating glimpse into another world, and a celebration of English cooking at its finest.

9781905490998 20.00

An incredible range of vegetable dishes, both as vegetarian options and as an accompaniment to meat and fish dishes. 154 simple and modern recipes for 49 featured vegetables divided into seasons

9781907892622 25.00 Great British Sweets is a gloriously indulgent celebration of our Great British love affair with sweetmaking and good oldfashioned confectionery.

9780224095747 12.99

9781849906302 20.00

Winter is a time to nourish, when our instincts lead us to make generous casseroles and hearty roasts, wholesome soups and aromatic breads, comforting puddings and golden, deep-filled pies. It's also time for an array of festive occasions celebrated with chilly nights around bonfires, ghoulish parties and Christmas gatherings.

In a barn in Somerset, plans are afoot to ferment a beer-cider hybrid with wild yeast that blows on the wind, while in Yorkshire an almost extinct style of ‘salty ’n’ sour’ wheat beer is being resurrected for the 21st century.

Fifty years ago, this would have seemed impossible.Brew Britannia tells the story of a very British fightback. Following a cast of bloody-minded City bankers, hippie microbrewers, a Python and more see how punter power pulled the humble pint back from the brink.

9781781311868 12.99