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Editorial Review:
What is there to say about a new Nigel Slater book? Especially one called Appetite. It is exactly what it should be. This is the book he has been heading for all along. It is about food, to be sure, but it is also a statement of his personal philosophy, which seems to amount to this: that our appetites are founded in pleasure; and that we must interrogate those pleasures, and take them very seriously indeed, if we are to eat as well as we can. To eat well means to eat, and cook, pleasurably. So in Appetite Slater takes food, and cooking, back to where he believes it belongs, back to the realm of sensuous pleasure and comfort. Back to the sheer bliss, as he might say, of putting something warm, soft and sticky in your mouth.
Very cleverly, he has built his book not around detailed recipes as such--that would be too specific for his purposes--but around the sort of thing that might pop into your head as something you would really like to eat. No one says "I fancy Shallow Fried Herring Milt with Sherry Vinegar, Parsley and Butter Sauce tonight"; but they might well think of a Creamy, Calming Pasta Dish, or a Big Fish Pie, or Bangers and Mash. They might like to know, too, some of the endless variations they can play on these platonic essences. These are the kinds of food this generous and handsome book celebrates; foods that have a genuine part to play in people's lives. This is quintessential Nigel Slater, laid-back, not claiming any special privilege as a chef ("If I can do it, so can you" he remarks); and all wrapped up in that wonderful, lived-in, squashy prose that hits the spot every time. A feast of a book, from a man with no tricks or gimmicks, who is happily in touch with his own appetites and wants to put us in touch with ours.--Robin Davidson
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Food heaven for fussy eaters I have several Nigel Slater books and, crucially, he has alternative ingredients and options for each recipe. That's what makes this book so great for a fussy eater like me. For many of these there are 7 or 8 alternatives, perhaps to make a meat dish vegetarian, or change the spices or key ingredients used. The most versatile recipe book I own, and really acknowledging that people have different tastes.
The only cook book you will ever need This is absolutely superb.Nigel Slater takes you by the hand and shows you how to create meals that everyone wants.He encourages you to follow your appetite, and not to follow recepies slavishly.I have this,and the 30 minute cook, and I am constantly suprised and delighted by the meals that any body can create.
Just Brilliant Nigel Slater keeps me fed. He gave me back my enthusiasm for good, tasty food during a time when eating what we liked, when we wanted it almost became thought of as something bad. This book has proved to be inspiration and I have had fantastic success with everything I have thus far made from it.The recipes are easy to follow and the ingredients are all widely available. It is even good to read just as a book on it's own and his prose is so distinctive, you can hear him talking to you as you read.
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Easy Peasy Nigel Slater is by far the best cookery writer, having spent years following the recipes of various chefs, I can honestly say that none compare to this man. Appetite is his best book, it contains all the information you need to become a great cook yourself. He talks in detail about all the different kinds of foods, what's in season, cooking for kids, what to have in your kitchen, and each recipe has several variations incase you don't have the exact ingredients, you can adapt it yourself. Nigels recipes... more info
