It doesn't matter where you are in the world, to any chef worth their salt, knives and ingredients are the most important things. Bought, Borrowed & Stolen brings them together, as they should be, for the first time. This book is an authentic glimpse into food and cultures, and is filled with Allegra's favourite dishes eaten over 20 years of travelling, tasting and scribbling. As a chef Allegra had developed a healthy admiration for the tools of her trade, and searching for a knife that reflected the country she was currently eating in became her quest. Allegra tells the stories of her travels through the knives she has collected on the way, from aesthetically-crafted filleting knives from Scandinavia to simple, effective and impressive African tools, and includes several recipes inspired by each country. From Spanish pea and ham croquetas and Malawian pumpkin curry to Brazilian breakfast juice and Cuban banana daiquiri's - these are straightforward and interesting recipes you will have never cooked before but will want to eat again and again.
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The book is a joy to devour, literally and visually. --Diva, November, 2011
It's both a collection of delicious memories and a dedication to a life-long love of food, interwoven with a passion for collecting knives. --BBC Olive, October, 2011
The new book from Allegra McEvedy is a delectable delight.
--Tom Parker Bowles The Mail on Sunday, October 23, 2011
"Allegra McEvedy is a magpie in human form." --The Independent, November 25, 2011
"It's both a collection of delicious recipes and a dedication to a life-long love of food." --Olive Magazine, October, 2011
"Her animated writing will put a spring in the step of any foodie tired of same old, same old" --Lancashire Evening Post, November 26, 2011
"a delectable delight." --Live - Night & Day(Supp. to the mail on Sunday), November 2011
"Allegra McEvedy's fifth cookery book is a joyful gastronomic tour"
--Tablet Magazine
It's both a collection of delicious memories and a dedication to a life-long love of food, interwoven with a passion for collecting knives. --BBC Olive, October, 2011
The new book from Allegra McEvedy is a delectable delight.
--Tom Parker Bowles The Mail on Sunday, October 23, 2011
"Allegra McEvedy is a magpie in human form." --The Independent, November 25, 2011
"It's both a collection of delicious recipes and a dedication to a life-long love of food." --Olive Magazine, October, 2011
"Her animated writing will put a spring in the step of any foodie tired of same old, same old" --Lancashire Evening Post, November 26, 2011
"a delectable delight." --Live - Night & Day(Supp. to the mail on Sunday), November 2011
"Allegra McEvedy's fifth cookery book is a joyful gastronomic tour"
--Tablet Magazine
About the Author
Allegra McEvedy has been cooking professionally for 20 years, working her way through a clutch of London's best restaurants before becoming more known for her work as a cookery writer for the Guardian as G2's Chef in Residence. In 2003, Allegra co-founded LEON, the award-winning, healthy, fast-food restaurant group, which currently has 11 restaurants serving over 70,000 people a week. In the summer of 2009, Allegra co-presented Economy Gastronomy, a six-part BBC prime-time series about spending less and using ingredients wisely. She is a Fellow of the RSA, a Spokesperson for The Fairtrade Foundation, and has written four bestselling books: The Good Cook (2000), Allegra McEvedy's Colour Cookbook (2006), LEON: Ingredients & Recipes (2008) and Economy Gastronomy (2009). In 2008 she was awarded an MBE for services to the hospitality industry.
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Bought, Borrowed & Stolen is definitely an enthusiasts book. It's an unusual set of recipes, connected by a collection of knives and places where those knives where from. Part cookery book, part travelogue and part food appreciation guide. It's not one that you would use to plan your everyday cooking but it's one for inspiring and trying new things. I've only tried one recipe (cheese puffs, delicious) so far but have enjoyed just flicking through and stopping to read when something catches the eye. The visual and photography aspects are interesting and make for a beautifully put together book.
Recommended for the cook who is just as happy just reading cookery books as cooking from them, but it is more of a coffee table book than a working recipe book.
Recommended for the cook who is just as happy just reading cookery books as cooking from them, but it is more of a coffee table book than a working recipe book.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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If you think of this book as part travel-journal, part memoir, then you're probably closer to the core of it than regarding it as a cook book. In it, Allegra McEvedy shares her travelling tales and the recipes she has picked up on her various trips and jobs all over the world. And very entertaining those bits are, too. She has the nice idea of buying a knife everywhere she goes, and she uses these objects to prompt each chapter.
As with the Leon books, the whole thing looks fabulous. It's beautifully and inventively laid out. And unlike some other reviewers, I really liked the photos.
However, the big but is the food itself. I have the original Leon: Ingredients and Recipes cookbook and there are 15-20 recipes in there that we do regularly (it's one of our most popular books). But this one is, I'm sorry to say, a struggle to find anything that I actually want to cook. Leon has always been up there for the slow food, but there's a difference between investing the time in the meatballs or the long ingredient list tuk tuk salad, and actually wanting to eat cauliflower eggs or brown shrimp coddle.
I love McEvedy's food (Leon is one of my favourite places to eat; every single thing on the menu is delicious) but this book just isn't for me, I'm afraid. It's seems to be more for the coffee table than the kitchen table
As with the Leon books, the whole thing looks fabulous. It's beautifully and inventively laid out. And unlike some other reviewers, I really liked the photos.
However, the big but is the food itself. I have the original Leon: Ingredients and Recipes cookbook and there are 15-20 recipes in there that we do regularly (it's one of our most popular books). But this one is, I'm sorry to say, a struggle to find anything that I actually want to cook. Leon has always been up there for the slow food, but there's a difference between investing the time in the meatballs or the long ingredient list tuk tuk salad, and actually wanting to eat cauliflower eggs or brown shrimp coddle.
I love McEvedy's food (Leon is one of my favourite places to eat; every single thing on the menu is delicious) but this book just isn't for me, I'm afraid. It's seems to be more for the coffee table than the kitchen table
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very impressive looking tome. It is has quirky photographs of the dishes and montages of the country/travel photos visited and is also a travel type of journal. So this is not just your typical type of cook book.
The journal/explanations of the authors travels and how she found the recipes within each of the countries is very interesting. There is no order to the book. It jumps from a country such as Burma to the city of San Francisco then to Brazil and starts with Turkey going then to New York. This can be a bit disconcerting and if the travel bits are being read like a book, it appears to be disjointed.
The recipes themselves are not ones I would rush out and make myself. The reason for this is threefold, they either require ingredients that I and my family do not like, or ingredients that are difficult to get, or finally they are complex and time consuming to make but each recipe is well illustrated and described.
This cook book is a great travel based book, giving a little flavour of each country visited. The recipes are quirky and different but can be time consuming ad complex to make. Many people will find them interesting and quite unique. I suppose given time and maybe the need to prepare a dinner party that required this quirkiness I would attempt some of the dishes, but I feel this is not a book that can be used on a daily basis to cook family meals that everyone would enjoy.
Interesting, but not practical in many cases as a cook book.
The journal/explanations of the authors travels and how she found the recipes within each of the countries is very interesting. There is no order to the book. It jumps from a country such as Burma to the city of San Francisco then to Brazil and starts with Turkey going then to New York. This can be a bit disconcerting and if the travel bits are being read like a book, it appears to be disjointed.
The recipes themselves are not ones I would rush out and make myself. The reason for this is threefold, they either require ingredients that I and my family do not like, or ingredients that are difficult to get, or finally they are complex and time consuming to make but each recipe is well illustrated and described.
This cook book is a great travel based book, giving a little flavour of each country visited. The recipes are quirky and different but can be time consuming ad complex to make. Many people will find them interesting and quite unique. I suppose given time and maybe the need to prepare a dinner party that required this quirkiness I would attempt some of the dishes, but I feel this is not a book that can be used on a daily basis to cook family meals that everyone would enjoy.
Interesting, but not practical in many cases as a cook book.
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A bit disappointed with the book it self
I'm a bit disappoint about the book expected more Turkish meals. Would not recommend it as it was disappointing.
Charity shop I think!
Charity shop I think!
Published 2 months ago by Peray
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Lovely colour blue on the spine
This book has a lovely shade of blue on the spine and looks fantastic on the shelf next to our countless other unread cookbooks
Published 11 months ago by Elliot
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Delightfully quirky - part travelogue, part cookbook, totally...
This is a completely delightful, quirky cookbook - and now Allegra McEvedy is my current cookbook crush. What a fun book. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gabrielle O
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Part cook book part part travel journal
I'd say this book is part cook book and part travel journal.
Allegra McEvedy writes a lot about her experience (both cooking and cultural) and slots the recipes she has... Read more
Allegra McEvedy writes a lot about her experience (both cooking and cultural) and slots the recipes she has... Read more
Published 13 months ago by A. Kubicek
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Part biography, part food, part knives - a slice of life?
Firstly, this is a really beautifully produced book, as so many cookery books seem to be these days. Read more
Published 13 months ago by The Navigator
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Great book!
Bought this as a xmas present. Delivery was quick since I used Amazon Prime.
I was very pleased with it. And my partner who received the book was very happy too. Read more
I was very pleased with it. And my partner who received the book was very happy too. Read more
Published 16 months ago by TheShiks
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A book to inspire
I love this book - the beautiful fabric cover makes it so personal(just like a diary) and the collection of knives is so inspiring. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Sara
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Impractical but incredible
Under the guise of a food-of-the-world book, we are treated to what can best be described as a culinary autobiography. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. M. A. Reed
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Something special
Lots of beautiful collages made up from photographs and souvenirs from Allegra's travels make this book a wonderful visual feast as well. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Basement Cat
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More of a travelogue in recipes than a cook book
I do enjoy reading cook books as well as using their recipes and as of yet have still to cook anything from this. Read more
Published 17 months ago by P. Stokes
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