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Postby Wohoki » Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:14 am

If anyone fancies another good book:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bouchon-Food-Drin ... dZViewItem

I have this and use it, and at this price it is a bargain. Have a look at the reviews on Amazon if you don't believe me: Tom Keller makes Heston Blementhal look more of an amateur than he actually is.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 52-9754366


And no, I'm not selling my copy, it isn't me on eBay :D
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Postby aris » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:17 pm

I thought that Heston Blumenthal was an amateur :-) I mean, no formal catering qualifications or training or anything..
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Postby Wohoki » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:45 pm

Well spotted, and perfectly correct. :D



N.B. edit above

(I don't want anyone to think I dislike Mr Blumenthal, even if he does play with his food. I should have said that that Tom Keller is at least as good as Ferran Adria but with a more culinary and less scientific approach.)
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Postby Spuddy » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:11 pm

Not really a fair comparison though. I mean a totally different style of cooking.
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Postby Spuddy » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:13 pm

Looks like my post co-incided with your edit :D
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Postby Wohoki » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:17 pm

Given a choice between El Bulli and The French Laundry, all expenses paid, how much sleep would you loose trying to decide? I just wished to convey the depth of my respect for Bouchon, and the crack about Mr Blumenthal was simply to reflect that. I have eaten at the Fat Duck, and the hat I wear in weather like today's is firmly raised.
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Postby Wohoki » Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:21 pm

Your post coincided with my response: I think we're on the same side of the dinner table :lol:



And I WANT those El Bulli cook books, but:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 861FD1HO9C

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Postby moggy » Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:13 pm

oh well, alls well that ends well then.
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Postby saucisson » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:37 pm

Yep, certainly is :-)

My book arrived arrived today Moggy.
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Postby moggy » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:25 pm

well I am on hol this week, so mine is probablly sat on my desk at work (I get all my stuff delivered there as it is a lot easier)
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Postby Wohoki » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:24 pm

Hi Sausisson, hope you enjoy it. I think it's a superb book, so call me a fool if you don't :lol:
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Postby jenny_haddow » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:28 pm

Just splashed out and bought a copy for 1p from Amazon + 2.35 p&p. Looking forward to its arrival.
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Postby georgebaker » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:43 pm

Hi
Heston Blumenthal has a TV series coming in September/ October one of the programmes is supposed to be about sausage. According to the Independant a week or two ago the recipe includes fat you set fire to (for the smoked flavour) and some special liquid instead of water

I'm looking forward to it just to see what its like

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Postby saucisson » Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:08 pm

georgebaker wrote:Hi
Heston Blumenthal has a TV series coming in September/ October one of the programmes is supposed to be about sausage. According to the Independant a week or two ago the recipe includes fat you set fire to (for the smoked flavour) and some special liquid instead of water

I'm looking forward to it just to see what its like

George


some special liquid instead of water...

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Postby Wohoki » Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:25 pm

Booooooooze :lol:




(Unless he means a liquid that he's produced by himself, which I'd rather not think about :mrgreen: )
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