Review
Posted in: Books > Cookbooks
20 / 04 / 2008
Some consider Heston Blumenthal as of the greatest chefs in the world and is renowned for his cuisine of food science or molecular gastronomy as it is know by some. He practises his molecular gastronomy styled cuisine at his restaurant in England called the Fat Duck. The Fat Duck is one of the most awarded restaurants in the world and currently has three Michelin Stars. So committed to the quest of his cuisine, Heston has setup a food laboratory at the restaurant together with a food science student to explore new ideas and concepts.
A few years ago, the BBC commissioned Heston to make a show “In Search of Perfection” which explored the culture and history of some of the UK’s most popular dishes. The first series of In Search of Perfection looked at roast chicken & roast potatoes, pizza, bangers & mash, steak, spaghetti bolognese, fish & chips, black forest gateau and treacle tart & ice cream. All of which were included in the first book, In Search of Perfection.
Now Heston is back with his 2nd book from the series, Further Adventures In Search of Perfection. This time on his quest of the perfect UK classic dishes, Heston looks at trifle, baked Alaska, fish pie, hamburger, peking duck, chicken tikka masala, risotto and chilli con carne.
Further Adventures In Search of Perfection delves deep into every dish, take for example Peking Duck which can be bought at most Chinese restaurants and takeaways. Heston travels to Beijing, China in pursuit of the secrets and techniques of the classic Peking Duck recipe. The Peking Duck has a chapter a massive 34 pages of detail, telling the story, his adventures and then how to actually make it complete with recipes and photos.
Further Adventures In Search of Perfection now takes prime place in my book shelf because its changed the way I look at food, and Heston Blumenthal has somewhat inspired me to think outside the box a little.
Further Adventures In Search of Perfection
Heston Blumenthal
Bloomsbury Press
978-0747594055
Full disclosure: I received a review copy of Further Adventures In Search of Perfection by Heston Blumenthal from Allen and Unwin.
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