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Real Food (Paperback)

by Nigel Slater (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd; New edition edition (6 April 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841151440
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841151441
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 18.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,478 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Observer columnist Nigel Slater has chosen his eight favourite foods and sculpted a sensational cookbook around them. And what are they? Potatoes, chicken, sausages, garlic, bread, cheese, ice-cream and chocolate.

For each of the eight he offers a selection of recipes, some from friends and colleagues, including Alastair Little, Rowley Leigh, Peter Gordon and Nigella Lawson. As he explains in the introduction, "By Real Food I mean big-flavoured, unpretentious cooking. Good ingredients made into something worth eating. Nothing fancy. Nothing extravagant. Nothing careless or slapdash. Just nice, uncomplicated food--be it chicken roasted with olive oil, lemon and basil or simply a big, fat mushroom baked in garlic butter and stuffed inside a soft bap." And that's pretty much what he's achieved, though he does let himself go on occasion with recipes like Deep-fried Ice Cream and Mincemeat Parcels.

The book is peppered with short essays on ingredients that bear Slater's trademark dry wit. He is definitely one of Britain's best food writers and his collaboration with photographer Jonathan Lovekin marks this book out from the crowd. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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'The greatest cookery writer of them all.' Guardian 'He is a genius.' Matthew Fort 'Nigel is a bloody genius.' Jamie Oliver 'No one writes more temptingly about food.' Independent 'My kitchen God.' Red
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More than just a great cook book, an entertaining read too!, 10 April 2001
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Nigel Slater is a genius. His recipes are simple and easy to follow, with mouth-wateringly delicious results. I could not pick one favourite from this book, having tried more than half of the recipes therein, they're all just too good. But the very best part is that this is not just a recipe book, it's a damned good read, which brought more than one chuckle from my lips as I read from cover to cover within a day of receiving it. This man is passionate about food......it's contagious!!!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great if you cook for two and want to make food sexy!, 29 Oct 1998
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This review is from: Nigel Slater's Real Food (Hardcover)
If you've seen Nigel on telly, don't be put off by his cheesy on-screen style and celebrity friends. His writing is wonderful. Fans of his column in The Observer will not be dissapointed - the characteristic passion he feels for what he's cooking is all here - from unctious-purple-satin aubergines to gooey bottom-of-pan left-overs.

The recipes are generally quick and simple and avoid the chemistry lesson approach so evident in many other books. Quantities are small so be prepared to do some multiplying if you're cooking a dinner party.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious, 24 Mar 2002
The important thing about Nigel Slater's writing is that the recipies really do work. I find that compared to Mr. Oliver's tomes, the food doesn't always taste as good as it really should. Slater's recipies always taste immaculate and every one is a bunker buster meal in thirty minutes. He really is head and shoulders above allcomers for a sure fire feast. The writing style is familliar, enthousiastic, sensual and easy to read...
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1.0 out of 5 stars When food writing is more important than eating
Nigel Slater's writing makes for an enjoyable five minutes read before you have to go and find a cookery book with some decent recipes. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dr. C. R. Snowden

5.0 out of 5 stars Nigel Slater's Real Food
I bought this book for a friend in the USA through Woody's UK and found Woody's customer service to be very very good indeed. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lawrence Tierney

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Not only are there a bunch of great recipes in this, the way it's been written makes it real joy to read to. It really gets your mouth watering!! Read more
Published 6 months ago by L. N. Coulter

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Food
Nigel Slater produces some of the best cookbooks around. Although he is not as well-known as some of the celebrity chefs, his recipies are full of flavour, concentrating on good... Read more
Published 9 months ago by A. Dickens

1.0 out of 5 stars Slater Shmater
I used to really like Nigel Slater's food page in the Observer when I was a student in the 90's, so I decided to pick up a book of his. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Thomas Hall

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love It
I love the fact that once again Nigel Slater has delivered a book easy to read, entertaining and useful! Read more
Published 22 months ago by ilex

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book let down by poor quality manufacture
The book contents is excellent. I can cook a bit but decided to start cooking more and bought a load of new books, this is my favorite. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. Russell Scott

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspirational cookbook
Nigel Slater was writing about how to make basic family food taste wonderful long before it was fashionable. Luckily, good food cooked well does not go out of style. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2007 by J. Lawrence

5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Man Writes For Real People about Real Food
My copy of this book is in need of replacing with a new copy. The broken hardback spine and sauce splashed pages are the very best testament to the years of joy it has given me... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2007 by Anthony Lawrence

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic!
i'm on my second copy of this book, since my old one has been used so much it's covered in all sorts of goo. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2006 by angel eyes

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