About this title: Roast Chicken and Other Stories provides an insight into Simon Hopkinson's unique style of unpretentious cooking with 160 of his favourite recipes. Simon Hopkinson's forty favourite ingredients include everyday basics as potatoes, chicken and cod as well as more exotic foods such as asparagus and truffles. The book is arranged alphabetically with ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: EBURY PRESS (RAND)
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780091871000ISBN:009187100X
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Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781401308629ISBN:1401308627
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Date Published: 2007-09-04
ISBN-13:9781401308629ISBN:1401308627
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: EBURY PRESS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780091871000ISBN:009187100X
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 240 pages. (240 pages) provides an insight into the author's style of cooking with 160 of his favourite recipes, ranging from grilled augergine with pesto to roast chicken and homemade ice cream. this book is arranged alphabetically with a chapter on each food. it also gives advice on quality, variety and good cooking principles. edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781401308629ISBN:1401308627
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Ebury Press
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780091871000ISBN:009187100X
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. P/B. 230 pages, condition is very good. Simon Hopkinson is not just one of Britain's top chefs, he is also a superb natural cook. Roast Chicken and Other Stories takes Simon's favourite ingredients as its starting point-forty of them, from anchovy and asparagus through lamb and leeks to tripe and veal. Many of the recipes are drawn from classic French and British cooking, but ideas from elsewhere (notably South East Asia, the United States, Spain, Italy and Australia) are ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ebury Pr
Date Published: 1996-12
ISBN-13:9780091812744ISBN:0091812747
Description: Like New. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ebury Press
Date Published: 02/09/1999
ISBN-13:9780091871000ISBN:009187100X
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Description: Good. Book has been noticeably read/used, yet remains in clean condition. Average wear to cover, pages, and/or binding. Spine shows signs of wear. Cover/pages intact; may have highlights/ underlining which do not obscure text. Trinity City Books ships from the. read more
"Undoubtedly, this book is misnamed. (It is a recipe book, not a story book.) And perhaps it is overly-praised. I imagine every recipe in this book tastes perfect, but only if one's palate has been cultivated in a particular way.
Mr. Hopkinson has no use for the avant-garde, saying that their ideas are very often "misguided." He claims that good cooking is a blend of common sense and good taste, and prefers to please diners rather than impress them.
I *do* very much enjoy reading this book. The prose style is lovely. The author loves the dishes he describes. I find his arguments about proper cooking very compelling.
However, I also think that he, like the conservative in any aesthetic tradition, misses out on some wonderful things. I agree that it's more noble to give guests something to comfort them than it is to present them with show-offy flourishes of culinary prowess. That said, and with all due respect and fondness for lip-smacking, memory-evoking, home-cooked goodness, I do think there's another way of cooking, and that a person would have to step outside Mr. Hopkinson's way of thinking to discover it. There are many ways to delight dinner guests by surprising them, I think. Such surprises can be at least as generous and pleasing as any roast chicken."
"This is a hybrid between a food memoir and a cookbook. My best explanation for it is that it was like taking a private cooking class from a famous chef with a great personality -- minus the tasting part, unfortunately. I love how he organized the book. He chooses one main ingredient, writes a brief essay about it, then follows it with delightfully chatty recipes, which include tips and techniques.
My only beef with the book is that he goes on and on about how simplicity, good ingredients, and good taste are the key to good cooking. Some of his recipes stay true to this philosophy, but many include difficult-to-find ingredients and seem pretty complicated to me.
So far I have only made his asparagus and potato salad, which were both very good. I plan to try several others, including roast chicken, of course, and every recipe in the "Cream" chapter."
"I really enjoyed how the author got his inspiration for the recipes that he uses or invents. This would be a nice book to own for anyone looking at cookbooks more than any other book. Its always nice to hear how a person comes up with their interpretation of a recipe or technique."
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