Product Description

Cooking in Café Paradiso, the internationally-renowned restaurant in Cork , Ireland Denis Cotter has gained a reputation for innovation in his approach to food and for the quality and personal style of his menus. Paradiso Seasons represents Denis Cotters personal journal through the eternally shifting seasons, focussing on his favourite vegetables at their prime moment and, from them, creating sumptuous and thoughtful recipes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34032 in Books
• Published on: 2003-05-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 296 pages

Review
"With The Cafe Paradiso Cookbook, Denis Cotter wrote what I believe to be the finest cookery book ever written by a working chef. In Paradiso Seasons, he once again brings his intense, unwavering artistry to the most every day ingredients, producing another inspiring, unique book" John McKenna, food writer and publisher of the Bridgestone Guides

John McKenna, food writer and publisher of the Bridgestone Guides
In Paradiso Seasons, he once again brings his intense, unwavering artistry to the most every day ingredients, producing another inspiring, unique book

Irish Independent
What a treat - the book that I've been waiting for all year has arrived at last. Georgina Campbell

Customer Reviews

Outstanding
I have never written a review before but this book has forced me to share my views with you all. Every recipe that I have cooked from the book has been sensational. I have used many cookbook and prepared many meals but this is the first time I have felt as though I was preparing a restaurant class meal. The narration in the book complements the recipes - it gives an insight into Denis and what he is trying to achieve.

Regardless of being a vegetarian or not if you are a lover of food BUY this book.

Vegetarian cuisine comes of age
This is a splendid book of grown up veggie recipes - barely a bean in sight. The barbecue recipes include a lot of squash, a hitherto underrated vegetable for main courses, and many other delicious alternatives to the bean burger. The recipes are complex and adventurous but not hard to follow, and the results are always worth the effort - delicious and flavoursome in a way many of us veggies have forgotten. Would be worth a Ryan air special to sample the dishes in situ!

Gone are the days of nut loaf for vegetarians
Let me explain... I am not a vegetarian, but I do a lot of cooking and always find it hard to think of things to cook for my vegetarian friends. This book has changed all that. I visited Cafe Paradiso nearly five years ago and was overwhelmed by the quality of the food produced and the variety of dishes on offer. On visiting Cork earlier this year I saw this book, remembered the restaurant and was reminded of the good food I had there so I bought it. It has instantly joined my favourite cook books as one to browse and imagine the dishes while planning menus.
I cannot recommend this book enough.