Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67407 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-06
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Lydia Slater, The Sunday Times
Given added spice by Clee's willingness to take a pop at the top chefs who peddle old wives' tales.

Tom Jaine, The Guardian
It would make the ideal first recipe book for anyone with a bit of a brain.

Matthew Fort
A really useful book for anyone interested in learning about the practical side of cooking.

Customer Reviews

must have the goods on his publisher
Does the author's dad have a chum in publishing or something? This book is arch twaddle. Written with all the comic talent of Tom Parker Bowles it tells of the hapless male kitchen ingenue who can now tell us what he knows. Things the beginner wouldn't want to know and nothing the more experienced don't already know. All told in the "self effacing" style of radio 4 humour at its most lacklustre. Avoid.

Kitchen genius
I was given DON'T SWEAT THE AUBERGINE for Christmas - a perfect choice - and found it fascinating enough to skip meals (for a bit, then I got hungry and found it an inspirational way to eat through my store cupboard). I love the logical way the author talks about food, and the way you can practially smell the finished creation. Clee clearly adores eating tasty stuff and his unusual book is the result of years of making sure that being in the kitchen ensures he appreciates dinner. For foodies who love reading, this book is as essential as balsamic vinegar.

A book for people who love cooking and food !
If you are one of those people who love to cook and own lots of cook books but never ever follow a recipe exactly ,this is the book for you . He will make you smile and your mouth water .I found I couldn`t wait to get in the kitchen and use some of his tips . It is a wonderful read even if you don`t cook but just love food .