In the last couple of years the rise of the ‘celebrity’ chef has been huge. Cooking has become much more popular than it used to be and you can’t seem to walk past a bookshop now without being confronted by a massive poster advertising Jamie Oliver’s most recent anthology of recipes. However, according to this article in the Guardian today we are now seeing a rise in restaurant cookbooks. Whilst the famous Heston Blumenthal ‘Fat Duck Cookbook‘ may be a little to complex for the home cook, the Hummingbird Bakery and Ottolenghi cookbooks have been road-tested at 5pm towers and we’re pleased to report that they are much more manageable for the amateur cook!
Moving even further into the digital age, 5pm member Gandolfi Fish have posted some videos of owner Seumas MacInnes taking you through some of his favourite dishes. The hebridean boulangerie potatoes look brilliant!
Whilst we may not be seeing the McDonalds guide to home-cooking being released very soon, which restaurants’ food would you like to be able to re-create at home?