New to Paperback! Britain’s very own version
of the French bistro or the Spanish tapas bar, the gastropub has at
last come of age. Confident and influential the gastropub movement
has grown into a vibrant and essential part of all that is good about
British food and cooking in the 21st century. Trish Hilferty, the
award-winning cookery writer and award-winning chef of The Fox Dining
Room in London, has written a book that pulls together all the classic
dishes that combine to make up the definitive recipe list for lovers
of gastropub cooking. These are recipes taken from Trish’s own
stunning menus, drawing on influences from Britain, Europe and the
antipodes – in addition Trish has included a number of additional
great classic dishes from leading fellow gastropub chefs. Written
in her inimitably clear and precise nononsense style, with striking
photography by Jason Lowe, this is a book to turn to time and time
again – wonderful dishes packed full of gutsy and bold flavours,
the epitome of all that is so good about the gastropub repertoire.
Born and brought up in Sydney in a family of food
lovers, Trish Hilferty began her cooking career in the mid-1980s working
in various hotel bistros. After travelling and working along Australia’s
east coast, Trish moved to London. Here, she ‘switched sides’,
learning the restaurant trade from the front of house at Braganza.
Trish returned to cooking, eventually ending up at the Brackenbury
with Adam Robinson. After time back home and further travelling, she
returned to London to work at the Eagle, London’s first gastropub.
After two and a half years there and another sojourn in Sydney, she
set up the Fox Dining Room in 2001, which scooped the prestigious
‘Tio Pepe London Gastro Pub of the Year’ award in 2005.
She has contributed to Big Flavours & Rough Edges, and
Real Pub Food (Absolute
Press). Her first book, Lobster
& Chips (Absolute Press), won the Best Single Subject
Food Book at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, 2005.
‘Best Cookbooks for Christmas’
‘A hearty selection of great combinations…some really
quirky, good things.’ Observer Food Monthly Magazine
‘Combines simplicity with style…represents
all that is good about gastropubs.’
Charles Campion, Independent Magazine
‘A must for those who like fuss-free
food packed with flavour.’ BBC Good Food Magazine
‘This award-winning gastropub chef showcases
many gutsy-flavoured classics…. This is the ideal book to dip
into’ Sainsbury’s Magazine
‘The sort of honest dishes you really
do want to find chalked up on a blackboard in your local.’ Caterer & Hotelkeeper
‘Hilferty celebrates all that is good about
gastropubs – simple, comforting classics with an emphasis on
quality ingredients and sourcing.’ Olive Magazine
Gastropub Classics Trish Hilferty
9781904573531
£20
Hardback
255 x 195mm
240pp
Full colour
2006
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