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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
An inspiring introduction to polenta., 5 May 2001
By A Customer
This beautifully illustrated book is a must for all lovers of corn-meal based cuisine.Having recently moved to Islington, I felt all at sea in the dinner party circuit until I discovered this revelatory book. Thanks to Ms Legere Binns' fervent culinary imagination and infectious enthusiasm, I was encouraged to prepare a four-course dinner consisting solely of polenta-based dishes, which went down a storm with my guests. Be bold and trust these recipes - experimental they may be, but they really WORK! One of the real eye-openers was her polenta waffles with grappa and a summer fruit compote, but the "luscious Anglo-Italian fusion" the book aims for may have been pushed a step too far with her recipe for polenta-in-the-hole, which to my mind was just plain stodge. However my only real misgiving is that the section on polenta wines is not more comprehensive. Give polenta a try - you'll surprise yourself. Susie Risbridger, London N1
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