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This is a fresh, accessible guide to eating and drinking in Melbourne. With sections on high-quality restaurants, cheap and cheerful restaurants, and the bars of the moment, this guide is a comprehensive compendium of the best places to go, on any budget, in Melbourne. Characterised by a fresh and breezy style, it evokes the ambience and atmosphere of the places under review.

This is a fresh, accessible guide to eating and drinking in Sydney. With sections on high-quality restaurants, cheap and cheerful restaurants, and the bars of the moment, this guide is a comprehensive compendium of the best places to go, on any budget, in Sydney. Characterised by a fresh and breezy style, it evokes the ambience and atmosphere of the places under review.

From a morning croissant on the Canal Saint-Martin to a magical dinner on the Eiffel Tower, Alain Ducasse takes you on a stunning gourmet tour of Paris. Join France's most celebrated chef on a personal journey around Paris as he reveals his favourite foodie haunts including restaurants, cafes, local bistros, patisseries and other artisanal stores. From his own 3 star restaurants to his favourite icecream store, to his insider's tip on the best local creperie in town, Ducasse share the stories, histories and encounters with the men ... read more

After years of painstaking work renovating an old chateau in Normandy, Jane Webster has found her bearings, running The French table over the summers and juggling family life across two countries year-around. In this, her second book, she offers us a glimpse into life as a local in a French village: keeping house, visiting the markets, restoring the walled kitchen garden, and indulging her passion for 'antiquing' at flea markets and antique fairs. Above all, she shares the simple pleasure of cooking for family and friends - with mo... read more

Following on from bestsellers Food Safari and Italian Food Safari, French Food Safari is the much-awaited next feast in the beautiful Food Safari series -- a celebration of the incredible breadth and diversity of French food traditions. For the first time, the Food Safari team travels abroad, capturing beautiful images and stories across the length of France. Travel again with Maeve O'Meara, this time with legendary chef Guillaume Brahimi (Guillaume at Bennelong, Bistro Guillaume), as they spend time with top French chefs and artis... read more

In 2005 Jane Webster sold her house in Melbourne and took her four children out of school and moved to a rather run-down chateau in France. She had been running her business The French Table, which specializes in foodie tours around Paris, for nearly 10 years, but she was looking for a more permanent base to set up a cookery school. Finally she and her family came across a chateau in Normandy which was to become home. With a photographer following Jane for much of the time, we discover this lush and gorgeous corner of France with h... read more

This is a completely revised and updated edition of Charmaine Solomon's influential and iconic The Complete Asian Cookbook, first published in 1976. It covers 800 classic and contemporary dishes from fifteen countries (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, The Philippines, China, Korea and Japan). Written with the home cook in mind, Charmaine's recipes are straightforward, simple to follow and work every time. Recipe and chapter introductions give valuable information ... read more

Australia is home to a vibrant and close-knit Jewish community, drawn together by the customs of the kitchen. But the roots of this community reach across the globe. From the shtetls of Eastern Europe to the tropical paradise of 1930s Rangoon, these brave and resilient migrants have overcomeuntold hardships and found a welcoming home in Australia, while creating a culture and cuisine enriched by many diverse backgrounds. Featuring the compelling stories and nourishing recipes of 26 migrants from across the globe, Cooking from the H... read more

A collection of more than 100 recipes, More than French is a comprehensive cookbook on cooking and preparing French-inspired dishes heavily influenced by Philippe's work experience and travels, especially his time in Japan. Each recipe has been thoroughly tested by renowned food writer Rita Erlich, the cook to Philippe's chef.

The big, bold taste explosions of Asia and the fresh, lively combinations of ingredients have had Bill Granger hooked since childhood. To him, the Asian dishes he most loves to cook and eat aren t exotic but quick, easy and healthy everyday food, whether intensely fresh and zingy or deeply savoury and satisfying. For Bill's Everyday Asian Bill has simplified his favourite classics to create the very best that Asian food has to offer, drawing on his own colourful and varied experiences: from a home-cooked dinner in Singapore to a bu... read more

Shannon Bennett, chef and owner of internationally renowned restaurant Vue de monde, takes you on the journey of a lifetime as he explores the country he adores: France. Shannon and friends review all their favourites, from three-star restaurants to local bistros, from luxury hotels to rooms with a view. This unique guide includes Shannon's perfect three-day break in Monte-Carlo and a movie producer's guide to Cannes, as well as a sommelier's tips on choosing the best French wines. And, of course, there are Shannon's own recipes, f... read more

Drawing on Sevtap Yiice's rich heritage, this book contains over eighty delicious Turkish recipes -- from classics to more modern interpretations, but always with Sevtap's nod to flavour and simplicity. Organised into chapters including breakfast, mezze, salads, mains and desserts, Beachwood Turkish contains all the favourite Turkish dishes, including hummus, dukkah, dolmades, lamb koftes and smoked eggplant, as well as delectable sweets, such as caramelised figs, semolina halva and Turkish yoghurt and olive oil cake. This book is ... read more

Helps you to discover Spain's culture and cuisine. This book takes in the different regions and looks at the history, the people and the culture at the heart of this country, and at that which binds it all together - the delicious food and recipes passed down through generations.

In Moroccan Cuisine, author Jeff Koehler reveals the landscape and culinary history, the ingredients, and the dishes that define this intriguing and ancient nation. The 80 recipes here reflect Koehler's wide-ranging travels throughout the country, which led him to such diverse areas as the Rif Mountains, coastal Asilah, the date-filled oasis of Zagora and the culinary capitals of FEs and Marrakech. Illustrated throughout with 80 location photographs of Moroccan markets, people, and food.

Rene Redzepi has been widely credited with re-inventing Nordic cuisine. His Copenhagen restaurant, Noma, was recognized as the best in the world by the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant awards in 2010 and received the unique 'Chef's Choice' award at the same ceremony in 2009. Redzepi operates at the cutting edge of gourmet cuisine, combining an unrelenting creativity and a remarkable level of craftsmanship with an inimitable and innate knowledge of the produce of his Nordic terroir. At Noma, which Redzepi created from a der... read more

The definitive home-cooking manual on paella from the renowned expert, Alberto Herraiz.

The Silver Spoon, the most influential and successful Italian cookbook of the last 50 years, is now available in a brand new revised edition. Originally published in 1950, it became an instant classic, selling over one million copies in eight editions. Considered essential in every household, it continues to be one Italy's the most popular wedding presents. The Silver Spoon was first conceived and published by Domus, Italy's famed design and architectural magazine. A select group of cooking experts were commissioned to collect hund... read more

Shane Delia, owner of Melbourne's award-winning Maha Bar and Grill, brings us his first cookbook, a superb collection of recipes that showcases his distinctive fusion of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food, with a strong focus on the full-flavoured dishes prepared by Shane's large Australian-Maltese family. Based on the freshest ingredients and cooked from the heart, Shane's recipes are designed to be served at a shared table. They include classic meze dishes, new takes on old favourites, and recipes that have been handed down th... read more

When Janet De Neefe travelled to Bali 26 years ago she fell in love - not only with a man, but also with the island's fascinating culture, warm people and mouth-watering food. Since then, Janet has been collecting Balinese recipes, teaching local cooking methods and heralding the delights of this colourful cuisine, and in this book she shares all that she has learned. Follow Janet on a spice trail through Bali and its rich food culture, with chapters exploring sambals, rice dishes, curries and coconut, street food, ceremonial food,... read more

Celebrate the joy of summer eating and entertaining. Featuring over 150 vibrant recipes and evocative images of sun-drenched Mediterranean scenes, this book provides all the inspiration you need to create memorable occasions. Whether you are having an impromptu picnic on the beach, an al fresco lunch on a sun-dappled verandah or a romantic dinner under a canopy of stars, you will find just the recipe you need here. The book features the very best dishes that Spain, Italy, France and Greece have to offer. Chapters include Grazing Pl... read more