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Heston Blumenthal

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Until now, home cooking has remained stubbornly out of touch with technological development but Heston Blumenthal, champion of the scientific kitchen, changes all that with this radical book. With meticulous precision, he explains what the most effective techniques are and why they work. Heston's instructions are precise and easy to follow, with lots of helpful tips, and each chapter is introduced with an explanation of Heston's approach to 1) Stocks 2) Soups 3) Starters 4) Salads 5) Meat 6) Fish 7) Sous-vide 8) Pasta and grains 9) Cheese 10) Sides and condiments 11) Ices 12) Desserts and sweets 13) Biscuits, snacks and drinks. Recipes include Green bean and radish salad; Prawn cocktail; Roast chicken; Shepherd's pie; Sea bass with vanilla butter; Liquorice poached salmon; Carbonara; The ultimate cheese toastie; Strawberry sundae; Liquid centre chocolate pudding and Raspberry sherbert. And, of course, Heston's famous Triple-cooked chips. Heston Blumenthal at Home will change the way you think about cooking forever - prepare for a culinary revolution!

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781408804407

Heston Blumenthal

Heston Blumenthal is often called a 'culinary alchemist' rather than a chef. His scientific approach to cookery has led to his restaurant,The Fat Duck, achieving three Michelin stars and the reputation of being the best restaurant in Britain.

Blumenthal is a famous proponent of multi-sensory cooking. He claims that, as eating is a complete sensory experience, it only makes sense to try to amplify the engagement with all five of our senses. This includes serving meals that come with particular soundtracks to listen to while you eat.

Before opening The Fat Duck in 1995 in Bray, Berkshire, Blumenthal's only professional experience was a week long work experience placement in Raymond Blanc's kitchen.The Fat Duck is only one of four restaurants in the UK to have obtained three Michelin stars. He has also opened a restaurant called Dinner in London which received its second Michelin star in the 2014 Michelin Guide.

Book and writing awards

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, Best Cookbook of the Year Worldwide 2004 (Family Food), Guild of Food Writers Food Book of the Year 2009 (The Fat Duck Cookbook), British Book Awards Design and Production Award 2009 (The Fat Duck Cookbook)

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“Heston Blumenthal at Home”

Once upon a time there was a man named Heston who taught himself how to cook and went on to become one of the most well respected chefs the world had ever known. His restaurant in Bray was once reagrded as the best on... More

Ben Keenan at Bury St Edmunds Buttermarket

22nd August 2012

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“Excellent, Love it!”

This book is great, teaches you about the concept of food, great receipes, Heston is an amazing chef and it's great to be able to try and recreate his receipes. Would highly recommend.

skippy44

14th March 2012

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“Amazing!!!”

This book is excelent for a chef or amateur cook. Goes beyond giving recipes, teach you important concepts about food and cooking methods.

Highly recommend!!!

MLS

21st January 2012

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