Lucy Boyd, head gardener for Michelin-starred cafe Petersham Nurseries & trained chef understands ingredients, & knows how to turn them into extraordinary food. ”I absolutely love this book
- exactly the sort of food I`d love to eat every day for the rest of my life.”
- Jamie Oliver ”A spectacular cookbook
- sensitively & intelligently written from a great gardener, chef & the daughter of a cooking legend.”
- Jamie Oliver Quality ingredients
- in season, simply cooked & perfectly prepared
- are at the heart of Lucy`s cooking. This beautiful debut collection of irresistible ingredient-inspired recipes is full of Lucy`s passion & knowledge of produce. Following a serendipitous apprenticeship into cookery as the daughter of Rose Gray, founder of the River Cafe, Lucy went from planning & cooking dishes alongside Rose for both the family & customers, to lovingly creating the much-lauded kitchen garden at Petersham, providing vegetables & salads for the cafe & for Petersham`s owners Francesco & Gael Boglione. Her myriad cooking & gardening experiences has guided Lucy throughout her 8-year partnership with award-winning chef Skye Gyngell as well as nurturing a fascination for Italian vegetables & salads, herbs & edible flowers, a fascination which continues to heavily influence her cooking. This cookery book, complete with stunning, fresh photography & Lucy`s poignant memories describing a recipe`s origins is essential for anyone with a passion for good food. From Summer Girolles, Veal Loin & Rocket to Cicoria, Mozzarella, Tomatoes with Marinated Salted Anchovies, Lucy`s food effortlessly combines quality & simplicity, making this the perfect gift for foodies everywhere.