Product Description

The Ivy restaurant is known as a theatrical, literary and artistic haunt, which keeps its roots in quick and simple food, not tied to any style or regional cuisine. A.A. Gill has combined its recipes, all suitable for the home kitchen, with the history of the restaurant.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #101531 in Books
• Published on: 1997-11-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

Customer Reviews

Fantastic! A must read.
Being in the restaurant trade I had heard of The Ivy, but never experienced it's magic: this book brings that magic closer! For me the highlight of this book is the "day in the life" of The Ivy. It conjures up comparisons that I can make with my restuarant and my owner, like Jeremy he too raises an eybrow whenever he walks in on service! The recipes are fantastic, even my chef wants to use one or two, the descriptions by Gill are just a shear work of art. Reading the book makes you almost feel as if you are there during service - if only this was true! You must buy this book.

Great book, terrific recipies, brilliant restaurant
Salmon fishcakes, Scandinavian iced berries... this book is mouthwatering. Can't see Mr Gill being thrown out of this one!

Far too good for my liking
I was not happy when this book was published, because as soon as I read the first section I knew my days of getting a table for dinner at a paltry fortnight's notice were over. My fears have proved correct, and I suspect largely because of AA Gill's riveting commentary on the workings of this exemplary restaurant which accompanies the (sometimes complex and all too fallible) recipes. If you only buy one "book of the meal", make it this one.