Big Fat Duck Cookbook

In this enormous beautiful book we hear the full story of the meteoric rise of Heston Blumenthal and The Fat Duck birthplace of snail porridge and bacon-and-egg ice cream and encounter the passion perfection and weird science behind the man and the restaurant. Heston Blumenthal is widely acknowledged to be a genius and The Fat Duck has twice been voted the Best Restaurant in the World by a peer group of top chefs. But he is entirely self-taught and the story of his restaurant has broken every rule in the book. His success has been borne out of his pure obsession endless invention and a childish curiosity into how things work - whether its how smell affects taste what different flavours mean to us on a biological level or how temperature is distributed in the centre of a souffle. In the
first section of The Big Fat Duck Cookbook we learn the history of the restaurant from its humble beginnings to its third Michelin star (the day Heston received the news of this he had been wondering how exactly he would be able to pay his staff that month). Next we meet 50 of his signature recipes - sardine on toast sorbet salmon poached with liquorice hot and iced tea chocolate wine - which while challenging for anyone not equipped with ice baths dehydrators vacuum pumps and nitrogen on tap will inspire home cooks and chefs alike. Finally we hear from the experts whose scientific know-how has contributed to Hestons topsy-turvy world on subjects as diverse as synaesthesia creaminess and flavour expectation. With an introduction by Harold McGee incredible colour photographs throughout
illustrations by Dave McKean multiple ribbons real cloth binding and a gorgeous slip case The Big Fat Duck Cookbook is not only the nearest thing to an autobiography from the worlds most fascinating chef but also a stunning colourful and joyous work of art.