Cooking and Wine: What's New

New cooking and wine books from the last two months, including the featured book: A Day at elBulli by Albert Adria, Ferran Adria and Juli Soler.


The following books have been released in the last two months


So French

So French
By Dany Chouet & Trish Hobbs
ISBN: 9781741964943

Acclaimed restaurateur Dany Chouet helped shape French cuisine in Australia throughout the 70s and 80s through her successful restaurants Upstairs, Au Chabrol and Cleopatra. Back in France, she and her partner are wooing international customers with gourmet tours and Dany's quintessential country co

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The Italian Farmer's Table

The Italian Farmer's Table
By Matteo Scialabba
ISBN: 9780762752645

The Italian Farmer's Table is a sumptuously illustrated cookbook featuring authentic recipes from over thirty agriturismi (working family farms that provide room & board to travelers) in northern Italy, where the cuisine served epitomizes the farm-fresh movement underway in the United States, the UK

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Classic E'cco

Classic E'cco
By Philip Johnson
ISBN: 9781740458726

A compilation of the very best recipes from award-winning chef Philip Johnson. These recipes are a celebration of the dishes that have been a constant favourite over the past ten years at his ever-popular Brisbane bistro, E'cco.

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A Day at ElBulli

A Day at ElBulli
By Albert Adria, Ferran Adria & Juli Soler
ISBN: 9780714856742

A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adrià is an exclusive look behind the scenes at elBulli, the best restaurant in the world, and into the mind of Ferran Adrià, the most creative chef working today. It is notoriously difficult to get a table, but for the f

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Matt Skinner's Wine Guide 2011

Matt Skinner's Wine Guide 2011
By Matt Skinner
ISBN: 9781742660455

Matt Skinner's Wine Guide 2011 is a refreshingly new and comprehensive guide to 250 wines suitable for drinking or cellaring now, to suit all budgets and occasions. Whether your preferred drop is a fizz, pink, white red or sweet, a light, crisp and delicate wine or something more full-bodied, Matt S

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Degustation

Degustation
By Alain Fabregues
ISBN: 9781921401510

Arguably the finest French restaurant in Australia, the sustained success of The Loose Box in Mundaring, Western Australia, is a testament to the extraordinary skills of its well-known chef, Alain Fabregues. Much like a degustation menu, this intricately designed cookbook is presented in many parts

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Specialities de la Maison

Specialities de la Maison
By American Friends of France
ISBN: 9780061968983

Presents a collection of recipes by Hollywood and Broadway celebrities, renowned socialites, noteworthy writers, royalty, famous couturiers, and restaurateurs. This book offers information on what the wealthy and famous cooked when eating en famille.

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Me'a Kai

Me'a Kai
By Robert Oliver
ISBN: 9781869621759

New Zealand-born chef Robert Oliver went back to Fiji, where he grew up, to rediscover the art of Pacific cooking. He travelled to Tonga, Niue, Tahiti, Samoa, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands to track down the most skilled local cooks. Adapting their recipes for modern kitchens, this book brings togethe

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It Tastes Better

It Tastes Better
By Kylie Kwong
ISBN: 9781920989842

Kylie Kwong has created over 100 recipes inspired by fresh, seasonal and sustainably produced food, including salad of poached squid with pickled cucumber, dill and chilli, red-braised lamb shoulder with roast garlic and tamari dressing, and an irresistible pavlova.

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Great Cook Books from Early 2009


Feed Me Now

Feed Me Now
By Bill Granger
ISBN: 9780732289744

If anyone knows how to please a crowd, it's Bill Granger, the man behind the landmark bills restaurants. Bill's food is fresh, simple, healthy and delicious - it's food for people who love to eat but are short of time to cook, people with too much to do to fuss in the kitchen and at the table, peopl

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The Clatter of Forks and Spoons

The Clatter of Forks and Spoons
By Richard Corrigan
ISBN: 9780007248902

A cookbook with memoirs and opinions by Richard Corrigan, presenter of the BBC's Full on Food and one of Britain's leading chefs. Richard Corrigan is one of Britain's most respected and outspoken chefs. He has been a key pioneer in the rehabilitation of British and Irish food, a champion of small p

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My Cousin Rosa

My Cousin Rosa
By Rosa Mitchell
ISBN: 9781741963632

When a young girl and her family move from Sicily to country Australia it is a surprisingly small step in kitchen miles. The tablecloth and stockpot are the same, cardoons and fennel still grow wild on the roadside and the extended family and neighbours gather to make salami in the barn once a year.

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A Table in the Tarn

A Table in the Tarn
By Orlando Murrin
ISBN: 9780007263943

While walking in South-west France, cook and journalist Orlando Murrin dreamed up the adventure of a lifetime: why not wave goodbye to the rat race and come to live in this rural paradise, where the only traffic is the boulangerie van delivering baguettes? His book tells the story of how he set up a

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Margaret Fulton's Encyclopedia of Food and Cookery

Margaret Fulton's Encyclopedia of Food and Cookery
By Margaret Fulton
ISBN: 9781740667371

The return of the classic food encyclopedia from the woman who taught Australia how to cook. Margaret Fulton is Australia's best known and most loved cookery writer. This is the definitive collection of her recipes and life's work.

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Planet Cake

Planet Cake
By Paris Cutler
ISBN: 9781741963182

This beautiful and contemporary cake-decorating book is set out in the style of a cooking course, working from learning how to make and decorate the simplest of cupcakes to the creation of stunning, elaborate cakes. Author Paris Cutler, owner of the renowned Sydney cake shop Planet Cake, and her sta

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The Art & Soul of Baking

The Art & Soul of Baking
By Maren Caruso
ISBN: 9780740773341

2009 IACP Cookbook Awards Winner!

Nominated for a 2009 James Beard Foundation Award.

Sur La Table teamed with pastry chef and baking teacher Cindy Mushet to bring you the ultimate guide to baking. Beautiful photographs and more than 250 easy-to-follow recipes lead you into a world of alluring ar


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Delia's Frugal Food

Delia's Frugal Food
By Delia Smith
ISBN: 9780340918579

At a time when money worries are front-page news, Britain's most trusted cook, Delia Smith, is once again on hand with a wide range of tasty recipes that are cheap and easy to prepare. Being frugal can be fun once you've learned a few simple tricks. Among them: buying fresh produce when it's in seas

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Paper View

Paper View
By A.A. Gill
ISBN: 9780297854494

The finest TV critic of our time talks about Sport, Sitcoms, News, the Weather, Children's programmes and 'Reality Television'.

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Serendip

Serendip
By Peter Kuruvita
ISBN: 9781741963649

Serendip takes us on a rich and rewarding journey through Sri Lanka's traditional foods, its family-orientated culture and its colourful approach to life. Acclaimed chef Peter Kuruvita has reached deep into kitchen experiences with his grandmother and aunties, and has travelled the markets and stall

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Pick of the Bunch for 2008


A Day at ElBulli

A Day at ElBulli
By Ferran Adria, Juli Soler & Juli Soler
ISBN: 9780714848839

For the first time, A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria allows unprecedented access to one of the world's most famous, sought after and mysterious restaurants. Having held three Michelin stars since 1997, and regularly voted Best Restaurant in the Worl

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Fire

Fire
By Christine Manfield
ISBN: 9781920989392

With an insatiable appetite for travel, food and new experiences, Christine Manfield has traversed the globe in search of inspiration. Her quest has taken her from Istanbul to Tokyo, and from Hanoi to Marrakech. Her book is full of fresh ideas for your next meal... or your next big trip.

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Maggie's Kitchen

Maggie's Kitchen
By Maggie Beer
ISBN: 9781921382024

Maggie Beer is an enthusiastic advocate of cooking with fresh, seasonal and local produce. Here she generously shares 120 of her delicious recipes, covering everything from salads and side dishes to substantial main meals and desserts.

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Venezia

Venezia
By Tessa Kiros
ISBN: 9781741962413

Venice is Italy's kingdom of salt and pearls, prosecco and mermaids, bigola and polenta. Tessa Kiros travels through the city, breathing in it's atmosphere and letting it's bejewelled past and dark alleyways fuel her imagination. Mingled among the recipes and stunningly beautiful photography are Tes

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Bistrode

Bistrode
By Jane Strode & Jeremy Strode
ISBN: 9781921486036

Jane and Jeremy Strode opened their Surry Hills restaurant Bistrode in September 2005 to critical acclaim. As they expanded their profile they also started writing a weekly column in The Sydney Morning Herald. This book includes many of the recipes that have been included in their menus over the yea

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Live and Cookin' at Lizotte's Restaurant

Live and Cookin' at Lizotte's Restaurant
By Brian Lizotte
ISBN: 9781741107609

When Brian Lizotte got tired of life on the road as a tour chef, he opened Lizotte's for fine food and music. From a kitchen that never moved he developed his unique cuisine.

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Lucio's Ligurian Kitchen

Lucio's Ligurian Kitchen
By Lucio Galletto & David Dale
ISBN: 9781741750775

Lucio Galletto grew up in Liguria. He didn't realise how special his region was until he fell in love with an Australian girl and travelled 12,000 kilometres to be with her. In 2008, Lucio returned to the birthplace of ravioli and pesto and wild-greens pie to investigate how the cooking of Lucio's r

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Spain...a Culinary Road Trip

Spain...a Culinary Road Trip
By Mario Batali & Gwyneth Paltrow
ISBN: 9780061560934

Mario Batali and Mark Bittman are single-minded, food-obsessed friends who are constantly on the lookout for the food, wine, and cooking that is unique to Spain - and in this TV series they will find it. The actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Claudia Bassols are eager to enjoy all the pleasures the count

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Blue Eye Dragon

Blue Eye Dragon
By Jade Chen & Muriel Chen
ISBN: 9781741106022

The award-winning Blue Eye Dragon restaurant in Australia serves the finest selection of unique Taiwanese cuisine in a family environment. This cookbook offers a range of their most popular and vibrant dishes. Muriel Chen works with her mother Jade, who in turn learnt from her mother, to create a fe

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Balance and Harmony

Balance and Harmony
By Neil Perry
ISBN: 9781740459082

In Balance and Harmony, Neil Perry revels in his love for Asian cooking: the great flavor, the contrasts in tastes and textures, and the way that just about anything can be cooked with a wok and a bamboo steamer. The book is set out in the style of a cooking school by the Rockpool master chef, progr

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marie claire Fresh & Fast

marie claire Fresh & Fast
By Michele Cranston
ISBN: 9781741962338

marie claire Fresh + Fast is the first in a sequence of three exciting new marie claire cookbooks. They will each offer the quality and style synonymous with this internationally popular brand, presented in a fresh and vibrant new format. marie claire Fresh + Fast contains more than 100 outstanding

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Jamie's Ministry of Food

Jamie's Ministry of Food
By Jamie Oliver
ISBN: 9780718148621

'The aim of this book is to completely inspire people who have no interest in food to have a go' - Jamie Oliver. Sixty years ago food was in short supply and malnutrition rates were high. The Ministry of Food was set up to teach the public how to make the best use of the food available to them. Fast

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Theo & Co.

Theo & Co.
By Theo Kalogeracos
ISBN: 9781921401053

A mouth-watering cookbook by master pizza chef, Theo Kalogeracos, the proprietor of Little Caesars Pizzeria, Mundaring in Western Australia. Theo & Co. follows the story of Kalogeracos' Greek heritage, with tales of how his family, upbringing, evolution as a baker and pastry chef, and Italian mentor

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