Having dined and worked with some of the most brilliant chefs
around the world, top food writer James Steen presents the definitive 50 dishes
to die for.

Let your taste buds travel the world to discover the delights of
Vietnam's meaty pho, Japan's aromatic ramen, and the rib-sticking, spicy gumbo
of America's Deep South. Learn the truth and fascinating histories of our
favourite foods - how Queen Victoria loved a tongue-tingling curry and precisely
why Marmite is an essential part of Queen Elizabeth's fried breakfast.

Help settle the rows over the origins of the juicy burger, the swirly-peaked
pavlova and the cherry-topped ice cream sundae. Oh, and is beef Wellington - so
very British - actually named after the streets of Chicago?




Including intriguing facts and valuable
cooking tips, The 50 Greatest Dishes of the
World
is the epicurean's
indispensable epicurean's travel
guide.

Les mer
A gastronomic journey around the world from the English breakfast to Peking Duck
A gastronomic journey around the world from the English breakfast to Peking Duck

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781785781735
Publisert
2017-03-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Icon Books
Vekt
250 gr
Høyde
195 mm
Bredde
125 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

James Steen is an award-winning journalist and author. A sought-after collaborator with some
of the most renowned kitchen legends, he
has co-authored the autobiographies of Marco Pierre
White (The Devil in the Kitchen),
Raymond Blanc (A Taste of My Life), Keith Floyd (Stirred But Not
Shaken
) and Ken Hom (My Stir-Fried Life).  He is the author of The Kitchen Magpie, and teamed up with
Blanc to write Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons: The
Story of a Modern Classic 
and Kitchen Secrets, and with White
to produce Marco Made Easy and White
Heat 25.
  During his
extensive career in Fleet Street he edited Punch
magazine. Alongside writing books, he is a contributing editor of Waitrose Food magazine. From his home in
Wandsworth, South-west London, Steen runs classes for locals in his Loxley
Cookery School.