Meet Thanh Truong, aka 'The Fruit Nerd', Australia's top fruiterer with a mission to revolutionise how we see and enjoy fresh produce! Thanh's passion and wealth of knowledge make him the perfect teacher, as he shares life-changing tips and delicious recipes to help enhance your eating experiences. Need help picking the perfect avocado? Follow Thanh's foolproof method for choosing well every time. Want to know how to select and tackle a satisfying pomegranate? Thanh has a tip that even most chefs don't know! Featuring 50 recipes inspired by Thanh's family, travels and food-loving friends, such Matt Preston and Nat Paull from Beatrix Bakes, this book will help you choose and prepare the perfect ingredients to take your tastebuds on an unforgettable journey.

Arguably the best chef of his generation, Gordon Ramsay has had an illustrious career and built a global restaurant empire from London to Bordeaux and from Seoul to Singapore. But alongside these bustling locations, tucked away in a quiet Chelsea street in London, is the jewel in Gordon's crown - Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. The tiny dining room, which he opened over 25 years ago, has built a legendary reputation and been awarded three Michelin stars for the past 22 years. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay: A Story of Excellence is an intimate look behind the scenes at one of the best restaurants in the world and describes the constantly evolving quest for culinary perfection as Gordon and his brilliant team challenge themselves to stay ahead of the game in the ever-competitive world of fine dining. With personal reminiscences and stories from across the years, alongside 40 signature recipes, showcasing the creativity and attention to detail that goes into creating perfection on the plate, the book offers a fascinating insight into the unforgettable experience of eating at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay.

This complete course on charcuterie, which comprises cooked terrines, pâtes, and savory pies, from the world-renowned culinary school Ferrandi Paris includes seventy French charcuterie recipes with step-by-step instructions for preparing doughs, sausages, and a variety of meat and meatless spreads. Recipes are organized by category-pâtes, pies, and tarts; terrines and pressed meats; rillettes and pulled meats and fish; stuffed dishes; and cooked charcuterie. This complete course on charcuterie, which comprises cooked terrines, pâtes, and savory pies, from the world-renowned culinary school FERRANDI Paris includes seventy French charcuterie recipes with step-by-step instructions for preparing doughs, sausages, and a variety of meat and meatless spreads. Recipes are organized by category-pâtes, pies, and tarts; terrines and pressed meats; rillettes and pulled meats and fish; stuffed dishes; and cooked charcuterie. From country pâte to eggplant miso terrine, Scotch eggs to stuffed tomatoes, blood sausage ravioli to duck Parmentier, mushroom and potato pie to beef Rossini, chickpea and vegetable terrine to a revisited croque monsieur, the easy-to-follow recipes are graded for difficulty, allowing readers to hone skills over time. The French comfort food tradition has been elevated by the team at Ferrandi with a touch of modernity by reinterpreting certain recipes for vegetarians. This extensive reference-replete with 200 illustrations-provides everything both home chefs and experienced professionals need to master the world-class culinary school's recipes.

Australia is a true melting pot of cultures and this is reflected in its cooking. As an island of indigenous peoples alongside a global panoply of immigrants with different culinary influences and traditions, its foodways are ripe for exploration. As well as the regional flora and fauna that make up bush tucker, there are dishes from all over the world that have been adopted and adapted to become Australia's own - making this recipe collection relevant to home cooks everywhere.

From reckless drug addict to one of Australia's top chefs and television stars: MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo's powerful life story will shock and inspire. Jock's life spiralled out of control when he tried heroin for the first time as a teenager while growing up in 1980s Glasgow. For years he balanced a career as a rising star amongst legendary chefs with a crippling drug addiction that took him down many dark paths. Fired from his job at a Michelin star restaurant in Chester, England, after a foul-mouthed rant, Jock made his way to London looking for work and found himself in front of the legendary Marco Pierre White. He credits White for saving his life, but Jock continued to struggle with addiction in a world of excess, celebrity, and cut-throat ambition. On New Year's Eve 1999, Jock shot up his last shot of heroin before boarding a plane to Sydney, where he would find passion and new meaning in life in the most unexpected places. There would be more struggles ahead, including two failed marriages, the closure of his prized restaurant during COVID-19, his time on-country, and some very public battles. This is his story. -- Front jacket flap.

Eating with My Mouth Open is food writing like you've never seen before: honest, brave, and exceptionally tasty. Lyrically written, Sam van Zweden offers a millennial response to classic food writers, revelling in body positivity on Instagram, remembering how Tupperware piled high with sweets can be a symptom of spiralling mental health, dissecting wellness culture and all its flaws, sharing the joys of living in a family of chefs and seeing a history of migration on her dinner plate. Recalling the writing of Lindy West and Roxane Gay, as well as classic food writers M.F.K. Fisher and Brillat-Savarin, Eating with My Mouth Open considers embodiment and the meaning of true nourishment within the broken food system we live in. Not holding back from the struggles of mental illness and difficult conversations about weight and wellbeing, Sam van Zweden advocates for a body politics that is empowering, productive and meaningful.

This book is about food, community and bringing people together around the table to eat and talk. It includes essays on food memories and the power of food from four of Australia's finest contemporary authors - Charlotte Wood, Markus Zusak, Liane Moriarty and Thomas Keneally - paintings by artist Zoe Young, and more than 60 recipes by leading Australian and international chefs for simple nutritious family meals and celebratory feasts. From an organic soup kitchen in Kings Cross, social enterprise Two Good has expanded to sell restaurant quality salads and soups designed by some of Australia's leading chefs, delivered in distinctive glass jars. With every meal sold another is donated to a woman in a safe house. Two Good also provides training and employment pathways for domestic violence survivors. Recipes by Neil Perry, Maggie Beer, Ben Shewry, Nigella Lawson, Peter Gilmore, Yotam Ottolenghi, Skye Gyngell, Greg Doyle, Colin Fassnidge, Kylie Kwong, Pasi Petanen, Jackie Middleton, Danielle Alvarez, Chris Manfield, Analiese Gregory, Sarah Wilson, George Calombaris, Mitch Orr, Mat Lindsay, Hetty McKinnon, Matt Wilkinson, Jacqui Challinor, Mike McEnearney, Hamish Ingham, O'Tama Carey, Jonathan Barthelmess, Matt Moran.

This is the story of a family wanting to live a simpler life, and of a farm built with the involvement of the local community. The Farm at Byron Bay has since become a diverse community of its own, made up of organic growers, chefs, bakers -- all connected by the common values of simplicity, sustainability and farm-fresh food. This book is for anyone who craves connection: connection with where food comes from and connection with community. Alongside tales of the people who have helped to make The Farm what it is today, you will find simple steps to living more sustainably, whether in the city, the suburbs or the countryside. The book includes rewarding projects like making your own compost bucket, companion planting and drying flowers, as well as recipes collected from across The Farm's community, celebrating a shared love of growing and cooking.

The definitive, home cooking recipe collection from one of the most respected and beloved culinary cultures Japan: The Cookbook has more than 400 sumptuous recipes by acclaimed food writer Nancy Singleton Hachisu. The iconic and regional traditions of Japan are organized by course and contain insightful notes alongside the recipes. The dishes - soups, noodles, rices, pickles, one-pots, sweets, and vegetables - are simple and elegant.

Being able to understand the principles of food science is vital for the study of food, nutrition and the culinary arts. In this innovative text, the authors explain in straightforward and accessible terms the theory and application of chemistry to these fields. The key processes in food preparation and the chemistry behind them are described in detail, including denaturation and coagulation of proteins, gelatinisation, gelation and retrogradation of starches, thickening and gelling, browning reactions, emulsification, foams and spherification, chemical, mechanical and biological leaveners and fermentation and preservation. The text also describes the science of key cooking techniques, the science of the senses and the experience of food, food regulations and the future of healthy food. The origins of food are explored through a focus on the primary production of key staples and their journey to the table. Tips and advice from leading chefs as well as insights into emerging food science and cutting-edge nutrition research from around the world are included throughout, and reveal both the practical application of food chemistry and the importance of this field. Featuring explanatory diagrams and illustrations throughout, Understanding the Science of Food is destined to become an essential reference for both students and professionals. 'An innovative and informative text that will address the need for a food science text suitable for nutrition and nutrition and dietetics students in Australia.'-Katherine Hanna, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology.

The first cookbook from one of the world's most groundbreaking chefs and a pioneering restaurant on the Lower East Side-the story of Wylie Dufresne's wd~50 and the dishes that made it famous. When it opened in 2003, wd~50 was New York's most innovative, cutting-edge restaurant.