Product Description

When Ed Baines joined the judge's panel on ITV's 'Britain's Best Dish', he dived head first into the world of true British cooking. Hundreds of people presented him with their take on the best food this country has to offer. With his new book, Ed brings his take on the most iconic of those dishes to your kitchen. From traditional homemade pies (pastry and all!) and a delicious array of puddings, to contemporary dishes that show Britain's ethnic diversity (a Friday night curry anyone?), follow Ed's advice and you'll never have to grab a ready meal again...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96855 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-05
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

Review
The recipes from Best of British are a great way to learn traditional skills --Daily Express

Celebrating regional produce and seasonality, Baines shows how to make the most of all the ingredients our nation has to offer. --BBC Good Food Magazine

Covering everything from curries to pies, Best of British is exactly what it says on the cover. Every recipe I've cooked has worked a treat. --Woman

About the Author
Ed Baines started his successful career as a chef at The Dorchester. Since then he has cooked at The River Cafe and the Armani Cafe, and currently he is the co-owner of champagne and oyster bar Randall & Aubin in Soho. Ed's first book and the accompanying TV show, Entertain, were a great success and he regular appears on television programmes such as BBC's Saturday Kitchen and ITV's Britain's Best Dish.

Customer Reviews

ditch the ready meals and invest in this instead
Best contemporary British cook book I've seen. The recipes are clear and simple and I love the diversity of including curries, Chinese, and Jamaican dishes in with more traditional British favourites. As Ed says in the book, ready made meals are a poor imitation of these recipes and once you make them yourself, you'll never go back.

Have just bought this book again for a friend !

Highly Reccomended!
This book really reflects the broad talent in cooking Ed Baines has. Best of British covers all modern dishes and really delivers the message that nothing is better than home cooked food. The photography is beautiful and quintessentially British, I love cook books - this book is not only full of fantastic recipes but it looks beautiful on my Kitchen shelf!

EXCELLENT!!
Ed Baines 'Best Of British' really reflects on the food we eat in Britain today. I really enjoyed the combination of cultural food with traditional British classics. From healthy wholesome to yummy comfort food - this cook book will be used for all occasions in my home!