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There are a few television chefs like Delia Smith and Nigel Slater who know exactly what viewers want. They cook food which is simple to prepare, but looks and tastes delicious. That's probably the reason why the BBC has bagged Jamie Oliver as the presenter of its series "The Naked Chef". A working chef at London's celebrated River Café, Oliver cooks simpler versions of what you would find on the restaurant's menu. It's basically modern Italian food using ingredients which can be found by almost anyone who is reasonably interested in food shopping. Like the television show, the book is titled The Naked Chef. In Oliver's words, this sums up the idea: "It's basically stripping back to the bare essentials." He applies this to all his recipes--from salads to roasts, desserts to pastas. He doesn't use culinary jargon nor time-consuming processes. In the book you'll find suggestions for ingredients to keep in your larder and herbs to grow on your windowsill. Recipes include Warm Salad of Radicchio, Gem and Pancetta and Beetroot Tagliatelle with Pesto, Mussels and White Wine. There are also tips on how to cook live lobsters, how to make gravy, preparing pulses for cooking, and how to make the perfect roast chicken. Several photographs accompany some of the recipes, with step-by-step instructions. Oliver's recipes for bread are particularly good--a tribute to his training at Carluccio's, the Covent Garden deli. This is the perfect book for anyone who doesn't want to spend much more than half an hour preparing meals and is not willing to compromise on innovation and taste. --Dale Kneen

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Britain's most exciting young chef, Jamie Oliver, combines bold flavours and fresh ingredients within simple recipes. He is at the cutting edge of modern life and modern British cooking. This is a book that will appeal to everyone; from those whowant great food but want to keep it simple, to those who work for a living and don't have time to spend all night cooking. It is all about giving people confidence and getting them to feel at ease in the kitchen. The tricks of the trade are revealed as Jamie shows how to make the most out of your ingredients, how to make two meals out of one, how best to present food and, crucially, how to quickly prepare delicious meals that make it look as if you've spent the whole evening in the kitchen!

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   23 of 23 people found the following review helpful: a mouth-watering cook book for the health-conscious amateur!, 13 Jun 2000 By  L. Ivory "bozzy" (London, England) - See all my reviews    This cook-book has you salivating from the first few pages! It combines a refreshingly anarchich style with simple and achievable recipes which allow for a healthy diet and could be(and are so far succesfully being) used as part of a weight-reduction programme. Jamie is an inspirational cook who does not call for complicated ingredients or cooking methods or loads of cream and butter but rather relies on high quality ingredients and bold but simple combinations to achieve truly orgasmic results. We're busy people who love good food. This is a celebration of eating - not cooking. We bought a pasta machine on the strength of these recipes, and ... wow, knockout! BUT - we're still on track with the diet! This book is 250 pages of mouth-watering photos plus truly inspirational text and recipes. If you do noting else, stock your larder with his basic ingredient list and your patio/window-box with his herbs. This man Knows His Onions! Buy this book, and then buy the sequel like we did! You won't be disappointed. Whoever said the English can't cook hadn't met Jamie Oliver. Bravissimo James!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   46 of 50 people found the following review helpful: 'The aim of this book is to inspire you to get into the kitchen, 14 Aug 2006 By  Amazon Reviewer - See all my reviews    This review is from: The Naked Chef (Paperback) fired with enthusiasm and confidence......' From the Introduction:- '....I had been cooking good food in a restaurant for some time, but found it difficult to re-create many of the recipes at home for lack of time, space, equipment or, sometimes, the availability to the average shopper of good-quality produce at reasonable prices. So, in an effort to re-create some exciting restaurant recipes in a limited kitchen, I found myself stripping down those recipes to something quite basic. I then adapted them, using what I did have in the cupboard, larder, fridge or garden. Using this principle I have built up a foolproof repertoire of simple, delicious and feisty recipes. At the same time I have tried to avoid culinary jargon and any complicated, time-consuming process that isn't justified by the end result........' Paperback covers open to 250 high quality, shiny pages split over 11 chapters:- Soups Salads & Dressings Pasta Fish & Shellfish Meat, Poultry and Game Vegetables Pulses Risotto & Couscous Bread Desserts Stocks, Sauces, Bits, Bobs, This, That and the Other With reference secti