Rob Morris

I’m honestly still a little bit astounded that not only did they publish a Peaky Blinders inspired cocktail book (hello, booze!), but they went full on with a cookbook as well. In theory, we do see the gang eat here and there, but it’s not exactly a main theme of the show like alcohol is, so compiling a set of recipes that matched the tone of the highly stylized (and historical) series was sure to be a challenge for the writers. Like any well-produced cookbook in recent years, the show more visuals of the book do much to sell its contents - relying on gorgeous photographs of the finished dishes, and just enough graphic design in the textual content to build a reasonable amount of visual narrative to draw us in to actually reading the recipes. The recipes themselves are artfully arranged into a series of vignettes that take us from the simple fare that would have graced a simple table in Birmingham all the way to the heights of a feast at the Shelby seat at Arrow House. The chefs make careful use of relatively historical fare, including dishes that would have included game meat and cheaper cuts like mutton, but do a decent job adapting the recipes for more modern tastes to keep everything sounding quite delicious. While I won’t be rushing out to the grocery store to make any of these dishes (I’m far too lazy a cook to source some of the very British ingredients that aren’t as easily found in Canadian grocery stores), it was great fun reading this well-themed cookbook and taking a cuisine-inspired look back at the Peaky Blinders. show less

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