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Independent on Sunday
‘Family Food is a sure candidate for recipe book of the year’
Daily Mirror
'An eye-opening approach to what little angels should eat'
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64 of 68 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Firstly, this is a great book - right up there with my all-time favourite cooking books. There are some inspirational recipes in there, and even the apparently more traditional ones are discussed in such thorough detail beforehand that you are forced to think through the whole process of preparation and cooking. It really does make you regard these recipes in a new light. Having just acquired a digital temperature probe, I'm especially keen to try the low-temperature cooking that Blumenthal champions.
The only quibble I have with the book is that for one that claims to be aimed at getting children involved in cooking, I could find very few practical techniques or methods or recipes for achieving this. There's a fair bit of theoretical discussion about the merits of getting children involved in cookery, which I fully endorse. There are also some interesting food tasting experiments, which kids could find fun (and so could adults!) Apart from that, though, the other references to children are almost exclusively about simply urging the reader to get their children involved, about how much Blumenthal's own children enjoy a particular recipe, or how they themselves enjoyed making it. Mr Blumenthal is lucky - I can't imagine my own children tackling those particular recipes (too daunting), and some more specifically children-oriented recipes would have been nice. Blumenthal does explicitly distance himself from "gimmicky...happy parent monthly magazine" style recipes in the foreword, but I can't help feeling that in trying to avoid that particular trap he's swung the pendulum too far the other way.
Nonetheless, for adults it's a great book. Don't hesitate to buy it.
42 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have never before read a cookery book that has excited me in this way. This book is revolutionary and worthy of it's many awards. I have heard of the author and his restaurnt The Fat Duck before and thought that the dishes would be difficult to follow and indeed they were the exact opposite! I have used the recipes with my two daughters age 4 and 16 and we have all enjoyed the experience. Mr Blumenthal manages to not only create delicious food but recipes that let you understand and respect the ingredients. My husband and i have used the recipes successfully for diner parties and also with the children for our midweek pasta nights. Well done Mr Blumenthal and Thank you. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!!!
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Although I do not have children I was drawn to the book by Blumenthal's awesome reputation. The book is very easy to follow he even points out where problems might occur and how to prevent them. Like me he too is dismayed by the way companies are marketing junk food at children and when I read his intro especially about a certain juice company I knew we were indeed kindred spirits. So if you hate juice that is actually just chemicals and teddy bear faced sandwich meat this is the book for you, he draws on his experience with his own children as to how to get children to open up to new tastes and flavours and I think the book is brilliant the recipes taste just as good for an adult!!!
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Ok for confident beginners but product of its time
I bought this as I read the other reviews which raved about the book for great recipes they could serve at a dinner party and the average supper, and the lower stars were more... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lilyfae
Great Book
I'm a student living on my own since 3 years and was cooking with tips I got from here and there in internet or from my mom, friends... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Alp
Good book with lots of valuable info for cooking geeks
I really like the way that Heston Blumenthal explains the science behind the recipes and talks about how to include children in cooking/eating. Lovely book.
Published 14 months ago by Ms. L. Ather
With two young children, our most-used cookery book
I first came across Heston Blumenthal a couple of years ago, when I was given "Further Adventures in Search of Perfection" as a Christmas present. Read more
Published on 5 May 2010 by Mark Harrison
Probably the most practical introduction to Heston's cookery
I bought this book after watching and reading much from Heston, but apart from his chips didn't feel that able to use much from his recipes apart from an attitude of enquiry. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by Bad Dad
expert cookery made simple.
Expert cookery made simple by one of the masters. Take for instance gratin potatoes. With a very simple twist on the traditional method heston not only shows us how to enhance the... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2009 by Mr. Shane Smith
Not as blumen-marvellous as I'd hoped
Disappointing. It's not particularly well written and nor are there many recipes in it, so it neither works as an educational work nor a cookbook. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2009 by Noel Privett
Classical cookery?
Having eaten at his restaurant a question entered my mind is 3 michelin stars a high enough rating for heston possibly not! Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2007 by D. LINDSAY
Here Comes the Science Bit...
Awarded his third Michelin star a scant month before Family Food came out in paperback can't be bad publicity for Heston Blumenthal. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2004
heston blumenthals family food
This book in my opionon is the best cook book on the market at the moment ,not only does it show you how to cook great food but it will help you create interesting new dishes for... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2003
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