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Wednesday nights in November will be full of good food & cheer!
Please join us to celebrate:
Will Studd's 'Cheese Slices' ~ Wed 14th
Frank Camorra 'Movida' ~ Wed 21st, &
Greg Malouf's 'Turquoise' ~ Wed 28th
Our evenings start at 7pm; are free events; & will feature tastes from the books & an intimate chat with the authors.
Bookings are essential as we have only 30 places
If you can't attend, signed & personalised copies can be organised for you or your friends & family - just contact us |
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Cheese Slices $79.95 (Wednesday 14th) |
Cheese Slices offers a unique glimpse into the skills and traditions responsible for the wonderful variety of cheese in the world today. If you're partial to the odd hunk of cheddar or wedge of brie you'll love this fascinating, entertaining and sumptuously illustrated book as Master of Cheese, Will Studd, reveals the many stories and secrets behind one of the world's oldest man-made foods.
Cheese Slices is the essential guide to understanding the world's greatest cheeses - their production, development and origin, both at home and abroad. Discover the wonderful Australian dairies that craft the finest specialist cheeses - from the complex, lively biodynamic goat's cheese of W. A to the silky soft buffalo mozzarella of the Shaw Valley. Venture a little further from home and explore the ripening caves of Tallegio, the underground cellars of Gorgonzola and the alpine delights of Gruyère, whilst learning the difference between Normandy Camembert and Brie, who makes the best English cloth-bound farm Cheddar, and the easiest way to tell Parmigiano Reggiano, Grana Padano, and Pecorino Toscano apart. |
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Movida $45 (Wednesday 21st) |
Chef & restaurateur Frank Camorra shares his passion for Spanish food in MoVida. With 116 delicious recipes & wonderful information about Spanish ingredients, cooking methods & culinary traditions, MoVida captures the essence & exuberance of Spanish cuisine.
Chapters include: Back to Basics; Tapas; Soups; Eggs; Fish and Seafood; Vegetables; Rice; Poultry; Meat; Small Goods; Desserts; Pastries; and Drinks. Chapters & recipes are accompanied by an introduction from Frank, highlighting a particular ingredient, a traditional cooking method, personal anecdotes or cultural & historical observations. There are staple Spanish offerings, such as tortilla & paella, as well as innovative dishes like roast pork belly with quince aioli & grilled salt cod salad with orange, parsley & smoked paprika.
Australian Gourmet Traveller has said that Frank's restaurant MoVida, tucked in one of Melbourne's fabulous cobbled city lanes, Hosier Lane, is 'the best Spanish restaurant in the country'. You will feel the buzz of MoVida & be able to delight in the taste sensation that is Frank's food with his fantastic first book.. |
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Turquoise $69.95 (Wednesday 28th) |
Following on from their success with Arabesque, Moorish & Saha, Greg & Lucy Malouf offer again their own personal blend of food & travel writing; this time about the Turkish culinary landscape.
In Turquoise, Greg & Lucy journey through a land where the rich diversity of climate, countryside and architecture provide a fitting background for an equal variety & richness of cuisine. They visit spice markets & tiny soup kitchens, taste fish sandwiches on the Bosphorus, enjoy Ottoman banquets in fine restaurants & drink chay in ancient tea houses.
Inspired by the foods they discover along the way, some of the recipes in Turquoise are classics, such as Slow-cooked Lamb with Quince; Dumplings Filled with Cheese and Mint; and Sticky Pistachio Baklava. Many more recipes spring from Greg's unique talent & imagination, which combine here to create dishes like Spicy Red Pepper Soup with Hamsi Toasts; Braised Wild Greens with Lemon; Tulum Cheese Salad with Roasted Walnuts, Rocket and Mint; & Clotted Cream Ice Cream with Apricots & Fresh Honeycomb.
Turkey is a fascinating land, teeming with memories of Sultans & harems, of Byzantine churches & Seljuk mosques, of ancient kingdoms & cities long gone to dust. Gorgeous photography brings the engaging stories & exciting cuisine to life. In Turquoise you will share the Malouf's unforgettable journey and discover an extraordinary world that will surprise and delight. | |
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Books for Cooks
new & old books about wine, food &
the culinary arts bought & sold
Fitzroy, VIC 3065
613 8415 1415 |
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