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Gordon
Ramsay's Kitchen Heaven
by Gordon Ramsay
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Description
You've seen his vision of hell. Now prepare to taste
Kitchen Heaven. If he can turn around restaurants from
Ambleside to Abergavenny, imagine what Gordon Ramsay
can do for your kitchen . . .
The
television series Ramsay's Kitchen Hell saw him stopping
at nothing - and no one - in his quest to achieve the
very highest standards, no matter what the venue or
the dish. Now he brings all that formidable passion
and unique advice to your home. With over 100 brand
new recipes - including some of the most accessible
and delicious he has ever produced - Ramsay's Kitchen
Heaven is a cookbook for everyone who loves food, from
the complete novice to the more accomplished cook. The
only quality Gordon insists upon is enthusiasm.
As
well as meat, fish and vegetarian dishes, there are
recipes for soups, dressings, sauces, puddings and 'Things
on Toast', complemented by an indispensable 'How to'
section. But this is much more than just a cookbook.
Through practical insights and fascinating anecdotes,
it also provides for the first time a glimpse into what
really drives arguably the best chef in Britain - a
man who induces not only sheer terror in all those who
work with him, but also fierce loyalty. That number
is about to include you. Open up Ramsay's Kitchen Heaven
- and enjoy a taste of paradise.
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Review
Never
mind the b*****ks, here are the true gems that place
Gordon Ramsay at the apogee of contemporary British
cuisine. In Kitchen Heaven, Gordon's a man with a
mission: to give back to the industry that has given
him so much. And if he can impose his excellence into
our home kitchens, so much the better.
His
beautifully illustrated book includes many of the
recipes he uses in his TV series, Kitchen Nightmares,
to replace tired and misguided fancy food with hearty
fare focused more on local produce and fresh, good-quality
ingredients simply presented. Don't be intimidated
by Ramsay's reputation for three Michelin star perfection.
The man whose previous book, Gordon Ramsay's Just
Desserts, includes a recipe for a roasted rhubarb
and apple crumble (an easy and warming comfort pudding),
is surprisingly accessible as a creator of cookbooks
for anyone's kitchen. He is a master of great classics
such as bouillabaisse, fish pie, Caesar salad and
a stuffed loin of roast suckling pig with crispy crackling
that you'll be calling your mum about. Aware that
any kitchen needs to be aware of the bottom line,
he revels in the possibilities of a rich, intensely-flavoured
braised oxtail in beef tomatoes and a braised shank
of lamb that falls off the bone onto a soft parsnip
purée. In kitchen heaven, kids are always first
to the table to enjoy friendly and healthy fare such
as lamb stew with parsley dumplings and young carrots,
or for a more grown-up palette, pheasant baked with
ceps. And the aforementioned crumble may have to make
way for calvados rice pudding with caramelised apples,
while his reinvigoration of black forest gateau will
spoon away any bad memories you have of the sweet
trolley. For the unbelievers, he even builds bridges
between himself and vegetarians, demonstrating how
seriously he takes vegetarian food with recipes such
as baked asparagus and parmesan loaf and braised lentils
and Swiss chard, turnips and parsley ravioli.
Ramsay's
tips on how to create ambience and write a good menu
is all fantastically useful whether you are running
a restaurant or having a dinner party, with interesting
insights on the techniques, processes and personalities
that have contributed to his success. If the horror
stories turn your stomach, Kitchen Heaven is divine
intervention indeed. Fiona Buckland
5
Michelin Stars (May 2004)
Reviewer: A reader from Worcester Park, Surrey United
Kingdom
A
thoroughly enjoyable book to accompany the excellent
series.
The
recipes are 'something for everyone', including a
vegetarian section with easy to follow recipes so
no vegetarian guest would accuse you of not caring!
There
are some nice, amusing comments throughout the book
from the Top Man, which make flicking through, selecting
a meal an absolute pleasure.
Gordon
may seem an ogre in the kitchen, but he appreciates
food and what you can do with good, fresh produce,
His love of creating wonderful dishes shines through
and makes you understand how important it is to do
your very best and you will eat the very best.
There
are none of his infamous expletives in the book, so
even your nan would appreciate unwrapping this one
on Christmas day.
Fabulous!
He makes a fine dish (November 2004)
Reviewer: "mcleary24"
As
one might now expect from Ramsay this is more than
just a cookbook. Full of inspirational recipes to
lure the reader to the hob; meat, fish and vegetarian
dishes, aswell as a selection of sauces, puddings
and things on toast.
Some
amusing anecdotes, such as the kitchen porter with
a fish phobia, who thought Ramsay's mackerel on toast
was, 'the best thing he'd ever eaten'.
And
the way to treat vegetarians? Stuffed courgette flowers
and braised lentils with Swiss chard. Thats the way.
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