Product Description

"Today's Special and a Glass of Wine" is the first book by Anthony Demetre, the chef patron of award-winning restaurants Arbutus and Wild Honey. Anthony's cooking has won praise for the way in which it straddles new techniques and old recipes and the book is a reflection of this philosophy. It features bistro-style classic European food with a modern twist, from salads and soups through to seafood and casseroles using the best seasonal ingredients. This is food to be enjoyed, as weekday lunches and dinners, or for uncomplicated weekend entertaining; main courses intended as an entire meal without the need for further side dishes."Today's Special" is destined to become a treasured book used time and time again, in your own home, with dishes such as Fricassee of Chicken with Spring Onion Risotto, so simple and tasty that you just have to have it at least once a fortnight, and Braised Shoulder of Lamb with Roast Artichokes and Tomatoes - a dinner party winner every time. Chapters are divided by the style or main ingredient of the dish: soups, fish, poultry and game, beef and veal, lamb, pork and a small number of dessert suggestions - the perfect end to a perfect meal.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19819 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-05
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

Review
Anthony Demetre s cooking has obvious pedigree, the style intelligently simple, highly skilled, imaginative and innovative, with a shopping list of more humble ingredients also helping elevate it above the crowd. Flavours are clear and confident, combinations well judged... --AA.com

Review
"With an illustrious career working among the likes of Raymond Blanc, MPW and Pierre Kauffman and two highly successful Michellin starred restaurants (Arbutus and Wild Honey), Demetre modernises classic french bistro in his exciting recipes."

Review
"Glossy pictures and exciting recipes for a modern twist on classic European food, from fricasee of chicken legs and slow-cooked shoulder of lamb to pigs-cheek, ear and trotter salad. This is one for competent cooks."

Customer Reviews

Superb! Wonderfully illustrated.
Recipes turn out just like the illustrations! Wonderfully thought out, easy too follow and using everday ingredients. This is one of those cookery books you dont put away on the shelf.
The recipes dont have an excessive amount of ingredients, so they're not too expensive to make.
Really enjoyed this inexpensive book.

Superb!
I have been lucky enough to eat at Anthony Demetre's restaurant, Arubutus (although not Wild Honey yet!) and this books really is as good as that. He is a fantastic chef, not pretentious or over priced and this book really shows you how to cook superb dishes, while not going overboard, or taking ages AND helps you save money by telling you cheaper cuts of meat to use and using seasonal produce. I am a huge fan and this stunning book really is fantastic.

a book for our time
It's great to see a chef of our time! Choosing non-trendy but seasonal ingredients means its easy to keep the costs down, and when we're all watching what we spend why not have a dinner party where there's just one (sensational) dish. Buy this book, you'll save money cooking - and impress guests at the same time.