{"product_id":"lateral-cooking-9781408856895","title":"Lateral Cooking","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou could cook from it over a whole lifetime, and still be learning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eNigella Lawson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rigorous, nuts-and-bolts bible of a book'\u003ci\u003e Jay Rayner, Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLateral Cooking...\u003c\/i\u003euncovers the very syntax of cookery'\u003ci\u003e Yotam Ottolenghi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAstonishing and totally addictive'\u003ci\u003e Brian Eno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking book that reveals the principles underpinning all recipe creation, from the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFlavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Do you feel you that you follow recipes slavishly without understanding how they actually \u003ci\u003ework\u003c\/i\u003e? Would you like to feel freer to adapt, to experiment, to play with flavours?  Niki Segnit, author of the landmark book \u003ci\u003eThe Flavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, gives you the tools to do just that. \u003ci\u003eLateral Cooking \u003c\/i\u003eis organised into 77 starting-point' recipes, including plenty of tips for substituting ingredients and reducing the phenomenal variety of world cuisine down to its bare essentials  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is hard to convey just what a staggering achievement \u003ci\u003eLateral\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCooking\u003c\/i\u003e is. \u003cb\u003eSegnit is truly a one-woman Larousse.\u003c\/b\u003e Only the scope is so much wider and deeper: this book covers continents! … I can lose myself in it any time, from any page, and \u003cb\u003eyou could cook from it over a whole lifetime, and still be learning\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cookbooks that teach you the most are the rare ones, experimental or not, that are so well written that you find yourself reading them greedily on a perpetual loop. \u003ci\u003eLateral Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is one of them\u003c\/b\u003e -- Bee Wilson * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA rigorous, nuts-and-bolts bible of a book, which works from the premise that there are base recipes from which all others can be built... It’s elegantly designed and extremely broad -- Jay Rayner * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy most anticipated book of the year\u003c\/b\u003e -- Helen Goh\u003cbr\u003eWitty, playful and conversational -- Diana Henry * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis year’s star book\u003c\/b\u003e... It’s a cracker: a hefty volume with a simple premise... Segnit has an appealing authorial voice:\u003cb\u003e funny, friendly and authoritative\u003c\/b\u003e -- Evening Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegnit is a brilliantly clever cook\u003c\/b\u003e who sometimes seems to have eaten every great dish in the world, but \u003cb\u003ethe real joy is her exuberant voice\u003c\/b\u003e, which feels like listening to a witty friend * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of the decade\u003c\/b\u003e, if you ask me... Every cook should have it -- Elisabeth Luard\u003cbr\u003eKnowledgeable and humorous, with a focus on flavour and technique, this cookbook is informative, useful and sure to become a kitchen bible to many -- Guardian * ‘Best Books of 2018’ *\u003cbr\u003eIn a year that’s been a bonanza for cookbooks, this is \u003cb\u003ethe one I’d put top of my list\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eWant to graduate from a rigid recipe-follower to an instinctive, ingredient-led cook? \u003cb\u003eNiki Segnit shows you how\u003c\/b\u003e * Waitrose Food *\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes this book really special, just like \u003ci\u003eThe Flavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, aside from Niki’s impressive expertise, is her humour and personality. \u003cb\u003eIt’s a joy to read\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eOlive\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003cbr\u003eA textbook you'll turn to for all your culinary core techniques and queries * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a book you’ll buy not so much for the recipes, though there are plenty, but the insights it will give you on how the whole process of cooking works... \u003cb\u003ea cracking read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Fiona Beckett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most exciting cookery books I've read this year\u003c\/b\u003e * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eNiki Segnit is back with a new cookbook to break the mould (again) * Huffington Post *\u003cbr\u003eIt is \u003cb\u003ean absolute triumph\u003c\/b\u003e, want to take a week off work to read it and cook as I go... cannot recommend enough! \u003cb\u003eIf you loved \u003ci\u003eThe Flavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, this is basically Christmas \u003c\/b\u003e -- Rukmini Iyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLateral Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea beautifully simple book that just makes sense\u003c\/b\u003e. I’m hooked again -- Kenny Tutt\u003cbr\u003eNiki Segnit's \u003ci\u003eLateral Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003espectacularly good cookbook\u003c\/b\u003e. If it were a novel, it'd be a shoo-in for the Booker -- Elisabeth Luard * The Oldie *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a clever idea... a fabulous read -- Harry Wallop * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eGorgeous, informative book -- Chef Valentina Harris\u003cbr\u003eThis should be alongside \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Spoon \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLe Repertoire\u003c\/i\u003e, that's where it's going on my shelf -- Mat Follas\u003cbr\u003eA collection of ideas and inspiration – \u003cb\u003emy kind of thinking\u003c\/b\u003e -- Frances Quinn\u003cbr\u003eShows, more effectively than any other cookery writer to date, how one thing in the kitchen leads to another * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA cookbook full of \u003cb\u003eopen-ended recipes\u003c\/b\u003e -- Yotam Ottolenghi\u003cbr\u003eAn enjoyable read -- \u003ci\u003eDelicious \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003cbr\u003eThis isn’t a reference book, it’s \u003cb\u003ean engrossing read for foodies\u003c\/b\u003e * What’s Hot Blog *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cooking bible\u003c\/b\u003e... a \u003cb\u003emust-have\u003c\/b\u003e in every kitchen, I’m blown away! * Amy Treasure Blog *\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Flavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e comes this collection of recipes arranged on a continuum, meaning simple tweaks give you a whole new dish * Domestic Sluttery *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s her humour, stories and thoughtful research that make this much more than simply a cookbook * IndyEats (independent) – Cookery Books of 2018 *\u003cbr\u003eIt's fascinating and engrossing. It makes you want to cook more - and there can be no higher compliment * Ms Marmite Lover Blog - Cookery books of 2018 *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully simple idea... but It’s her humour, stories and thoughtful research that make this much more than simply a cookbook * Independent (App edition) *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408012616023,"sku":"9781408856895","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408856895.jpg?v=1730501267","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lateral-cooking-9781408856895","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}