John Torode's Beef [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

"Few chef's know and love their beef like John Torode... he's written a book that cuts through the bull and give home cooks the confidence to find the best beef and do it justice in the kitchen. A rare book and very well done!" --Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Chef.
--Sainsburys Magazine, 1st September 2008

"Each section is accompanied with a cartoon section of a quirly cow... a nice way to help you understand why certain cuts are suited to particular ways of cooking." --BBC Good Food Magazine, 1st October 2008

"Everything you need to know about cooking with beef, from spagehetti with meatballs, to cote de boef with caramelised shallots or grilled veal chops with peas, artichokes and bacon. Let the MasterChef show you how." --Olive Magazine, 1st December 2008

"John Torode's Beef...is fiercley anti-elitist, showing everything from how to cook the finest steak to how to feed eight people with three quid of shin meat."

"Chose from enticing pies, steaks, the ultimate burger, traditional roasts, plus more contemporary ideas."

"each section is accompanied with a quirky cartoon cow.... a nice way to help you understand why certain cust are suited to particular ways of cooking."

"Choose from enticing pies, steaks, the ultimate burger, traditional roasts, plus more contemporary ideas."

"Everything you need to know about cooking with beef, from spagehetti with meatballs, to cote de boef with caramelised shallots or grilled veal chops with peas, artichokes and bacon. Let the MasterChef show you how."

"Everything you need to know about cooking with beef, from spaghetti and meat balls from cote de boeuf with caramelsied shallots or grilled veal chops with peas, artichokes and bacon. Let the masterchef show you how."

"Masterchef co-host, chef and restarauteur John Torode gives a new twist to classic beef dishes."

"John Torode gives us a huge variety of ways to cook meat, and he details the history and importance of rare cattle breeds and butchers recommended cuts."

"Each section si accompanied with a cartoon section of a quirly cow... a nice way to help you understand why certain cuts are suited to particular ways of cooking."

John Torode is widely known as co-presenter and judge on the BBC's "MasterChef" and for his hugely popular and established restaurant, Smiths of Smithfield, at the heart of London's Smithfield meat market. What some may not know is that this Australian chef has a passion for one of the greatest British ingredients - beef. In this meaty book, John not only gives us every which way to cook with beef, but also gives the history and importance of great and rare breeds, butcher's recommended cuts and true head-to-tail eating. With his passion for the subject, the recipes are straight from the heart - down-to-earth, tasty, easy to make and gathered from around the world. They include classics such as pies, roasts, steaks and hamburgers as well as contemporary Italian, French and Thai specialities. "John Torode's Beef" tells it how it is and is sure to become a trusty stalwart in the kitchen. It includes a fold-out poster showing cuts of meat and a gatefold visual of how to cook Beef for 100!

John Torode is best known as the straight-talking and acerbic co-host of BBC s MasterChef and Celebrity MasterChef. Australian by birth, he came to the UK in the early 1990s and joined the Conran Group, where he was head chef at Mezzo. John now runs Smiths of Smithfield in the heart of London s only working meat market. A new venture, The Luxe, opens this year. John contributes food articles to many magazines and newspapers and appears regularly on radio and television.