Historic Heston
by Heston Blumenthal
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"British gastronomy has a grand old tradition that has been lost over time. Now England's most inventive chef is out to reclaim it. Heston Blumenthal, whose name is synonymous with cutting-edge cuisine, nonetheless finds his greatest source of inspiration in the unique and delicious food that the sceptered isle once produced. This has been the secret to his success at world-famous restaurants The Fat Duck and Dinner, where a contrast between old and new, modern and historic, is key. show more 'Historic Heston' charts a quest for identity through the best of British cooking that stretches from medieval to late-Victorian recipes. Start with thirty historic dishes, take them apart, put them together again, and what have you got? A sublime twenty-first-century take on delicacies including meat fruit (1500), quaking pudding (1660), and mock-turtle soup (1892). Heston examines the history behind each one's invention and the science that makes it work. He puts these dishes in their social context and follows obscure culinary trails, ferreting out such curious sources as The Queen-like Closet from 1672 (which offers an excellent method for drying goose). What it adds up to is an idiosyncratic culinary history of Britain. This glorious tome also gives a unique insight into the way that Heston works, with signature dishes from both The Fat Duck and Dinner."-- show lessTags
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Heston Blumenthal has made his name creating such original dishes as Snail Porridge and Nitro-Scrambled Egg and Bacon Ice Cream at his internationally acclaimed restaurant, the Fat Duck. In Total Perfection, Heston travels far and wide in search of 'perfect' versions of sixteen of the world's best-loved (and worst-abused) dishes, seeking their show more cultural roots, exploring the finest ingredients and finding out what makes these standards of global cuisine so great. show less
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- Nonfiction, Food & Cooking, History, General Nonfiction
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- 641.5941 — Applied science & technology Home economics & family management Food, Cooking & Recipes / Meals, Picnics Cooking; cookbooks Ethnic Cookbooks Europe British Isles
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- TX717 .B58 — Technology Home economics Home economics Cooking
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