MAY 2021 - AudioFile
Nigella Lawson exuberantly narrates her latest cookbook, sharing her passion for food and cooking. Lawson's background as a chef, food writer, and TV personality all come into play in this well-rounded audiobook. Each chapter's long introduction has Lawson displaying her love of food in lushly expressive language. Listeners will be clamoring to try her recipes after the first 30 minutes, given her delectable descriptions. Lawson balances everyday cooking with expansive dishes for entertaining. All are useful for the home cook, and PDF recipes are formatted for downloading. Listening to Lawson describe the techniques she uses should not be missed. S.K.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
Publishers Weekly
02/01/2021
Lawson (At My Table) combines offerings that put a spin on recipes from restaurants, friends, and family, with an insightful take on the importance of cooking in her own life, in this delightful outing. On the food front, she provides a medley of dishes such as cherry and almond crumble; a gluten-free banana bread with chocolate and walnuts (the result of a friend asking for a gluten-free version of her standard recipe); a spaghetti with chard, chiles, and anchovies adapted from the Fitzroy restaurant in Cornwall, England; and the “headily intense” short rib stew she makes at home and spices up with chiles, shallots, and ginger. Perceptive essays appear throughout, among them “A Is for Anchovy,” an ode to what Lawson calls “the bacon of the sea”; “A Loving Defence of Brown Food,” in which she muses on how, “to the naked eye, brown food is beautiful: rich, warm, and full of depth and subtle variegation”; and “Christmas Comforts,” a heartwarming tale of a Covid Christmas (“Some things cannot change: I will never renounce my traditional Christmas lunch menu”). The prose leans toward the formal, but the recipes are cheerful, straightforward, and easy to follow. Lawson’s fans are in for a treat. (Apr.)
From the Publisher
"Lawson combines offerings that put a spin on recipes from restaurants, friends, and family, as well as an insightful take on the importance of cooking in her own life, in this delightful outing. . . . The recipes are cheerful, straightforward, and easy to follow. Lawson’s fans are in for a treat." — Publishers Weekly
"With this cookbook, Lawson reveals her mastery not only of the stove but also of the essay. Each recipe comes with . . . reflections on hospitality, family, cooking techniques, and ingredients that frame and give meaning to her creative British cuisine. . . . Many of the recipes are designed for just two, perfect for cooking in times of pandemic. . . . Her book swells with splendid full-color photographs." — Booklist
Booklist
"With this cookbook, Lawson reveals her mastery not only of the stove but also of the essay. Each recipe comes with . . . reflections on hospitality, family, cooking techniques, and ingredients that frame and give meaning to her creative British cuisine. . . . Many of the recipes are designed for just two, perfect for cooking in times of pandemic. . . . Her book swells with splendid full-color photographs."
Booklist
"With this cookbook, Lawson reveals her mastery not only of the stove but also of the essay. Each recipe comes with . . . reflections on hospitality, family, cooking techniques, and ingredients that frame and give meaning to her creative British cuisine. . . . Many of the recipes are designed for just two, perfect for cooking in times of pandemic. . . . Her book swells with splendid full-color photographs."
MAY 2021 - AudioFile
Nigella Lawson exuberantly narrates her latest cookbook, sharing her passion for food and cooking. Lawson's background as a chef, food writer, and TV personality all come into play in this well-rounded audiobook. Each chapter's long introduction has Lawson displaying her love of food in lushly expressive language. Listeners will be clamoring to try her recipes after the first 30 minutes, given her delectable descriptions. Lawson balances everyday cooking with expansive dishes for entertaining. All are useful for the home cook, and PDF recipes are formatted for downloading. Listening to Lawson describe the techniques she uses should not be missed. S.K.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
