{"product_id":"lateral-cooking-9781526652874","title":"Lateral Cooking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking book that gives you the freedom to adapt what you have in the cupboard into flavourful recipes, from the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFlavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You could cook from it over a whole lifetime, and still be learning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eNigella Lawson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A rigorous, nuts-and-bolts bible of a book’\u003ci\u003e Jay Rayner, Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-----------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new edition of the groundbreaking book  reveals the principles underpinning all recipe creation\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eNow smaller, lighter and simpler! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you slavishly follow recipes without understanding how they actually \u003ci\u003ework\u003c\/i\u003e? Would you like to feel freer to adapt, to experiment, to play with flavours? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf so, look no further                 –     in these pages, Niki Segnit, author of the landmark \u003ci\u003eThe Flavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, gives you the tools to do just that. Organised into 77 ‘starting-point’ recipes,\u003ci\u003e Lateral Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e includes plenty of tips for substituting ingredients and reducing the phenomenal variety of world cuisine down to its bare essentials                 – and then building it back up again. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, under ‘Bread’, Niki guides you through flatbreads, oatcakes, buckwheat noodles, chapattis and tortillas, showing you how they are all variations on one theme. A few simple tweaks and you can make soda bread, scones or cobbler. And so on, through breads and batters, broths, stews and dals, one dish leading to another. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLateral Cooking \u003c\/i\u003eis as inspirational and entertaining a read as it is a practical guide. Once you have the hang of each starting point, a wealth of new flavour combinations awaits. The variations given are a springboard of inspiration to the contents of your fridge and kitchen cupboards, all related in Niki’s signature combination of culinary science, history, chefs’ wisdom and entertaining personal anecdote. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these pages, you will discover to cook ‘by heart’ –     and that’s where the fun really begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated edition has been redesigned with a focus on the recipes, in a smaller and easier-to-read format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781526652874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 22.2(H)x14(L)x5.4(W)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eNiki Segnit’s first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Flavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, won the André Simon Award for best food book, the Guild of Food Writers Award for best first book, and was shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards. It has been translated into thirteen languages. On BBC Radio 4, she has contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe Food Programme\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWoman’s Hour\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWord of Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e, and her columns, features and reviews have appeared in the\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Observer, The Times, The Times Literary Supplement, The Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eProspect \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. She lives in London with her husband and two children.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eIt is hard to convey just what a staggering achievement \u003ci\u003eLateral\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCooking\u003c\/i\u003e is. \u003cb\u003eSegnit is truly a one-woman Larousse.\u003c\/b\u003e Only the scope is so much wider and deeper: this book covers continents! … I can lose myself in it any time, from any page, and \u003cb\u003eyou could cook from it over a whole lifetime, and still be learning\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cookbooks that teach you the most are the rare ones, experimental or not, that are so well written that you find yourself reading them greedily on a perpetual loop. \u003ci\u003eLateral Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is one of them\u003c\/b\u003e -- Bee Wilson * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA rigorous, nuts-and-bolts bible of a book, which works from the premise that there are base recipes from which all others can be built... It’s elegantly designed and extremely broad -- Jay Rayner * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy most anticipated book of the year\u003c\/b\u003e -- Helen Goh\u003cbr\u003eWitty, playful and conversational -- Diana Henry * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis year’s star book\u003c\/b\u003e... It’s a cracker: a hefty volume with a simple premise... Segnit has an appealing authorial voice:\u003cb\u003e funny, friendly and authoritative\u003c\/b\u003e -- Evening Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSegnit is a brilliantly clever cook\u003c\/b\u003e who sometimes seems to have eaten every great dish in the world, but \u003cb\u003ethe real joy is her exuberant voice\u003c\/b\u003e, which feels like listening to a witty friend * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of the decade\u003c\/b\u003e, if you ask me... Every cook should have it -- Elisabeth Luard\u003cbr\u003eKnowledgeable and humorous, with a focus on flavour and technique, this cookbook is informative, useful and sure to become a kitchen bible to many -- Guardian * ‘Best Books of 2018’ *\u003cbr\u003eIn a year that’s been a bonanza for cookbooks, this is \u003cb\u003ethe one I’d put top of my list\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eWant to graduate from a rigid recipe-follower to an instinctive, ingredient-led cook? \u003cb\u003eNiki Segnit shows you how\u003c\/b\u003e * Waitrose Food *\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes this book really special, just like \u003ci\u003eThe Flavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, aside from Niki’s impressive expertise, is her humour and personality. \u003cb\u003eIt’s a joy to read\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eOlive\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003cbr\u003eA textbook you'll turn to for all your culinary core techniques and queries * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a book you’ll buy not so much for the recipes, though there are plenty, but the insights it will give you on how the whole process of cooking works... \u003cb\u003ea cracking read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Fiona Beckett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most exciting cookery books I've read this year\u003c\/b\u003e * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eNiki Segnit is back with a new cookbook to break the mould (again) * Huffington Post *\u003cbr\u003eIt is \u003cb\u003ean absolute triumph\u003c\/b\u003e, want to take a week off work to read it and cook as I go... cannot recommend enough! \u003cb\u003eIf you loved \u003ci\u003eThe Flavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, this is basically Christmas \u003c\/b\u003e -- Rukmini Iyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLateral Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea beautifully simple book that just makes sense\u003c\/b\u003e. I’m hooked again -- Kenny Tutt\u003cbr\u003eNiki Segnit's \u003ci\u003eLateral Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003espectacularly good cookbook\u003c\/b\u003e. If it were a novel, it'd be a shoo-in for the Booker -- Elisabeth Luard * The Oldie *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a clever idea... a fabulous read -- Harry Wallop * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eGorgeous, informative book -- Chef Valentina Harris\u003cbr\u003eThis should be alongside \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Spoon \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLe Repertoire\u003c\/i\u003e, that's where it's going on my shelf -- Mat Follas\u003cbr\u003eA collection of ideas and inspiration – \u003cb\u003emy kind of thinking\u003c\/b\u003e -- Frances Quinn\u003cbr\u003eShows, more effectively than any other cookery writer to date, how one thing in the kitchen leads to another * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA cookbook full of \u003cb\u003eopen-ended recipes\u003c\/b\u003e -- Yotam Ottolenghi\u003cbr\u003eAn enjoyable read -- \u003ci\u003eDelicious \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003cbr\u003eThis isn’t a reference book, it’s \u003cb\u003ean engrossing read for foodies\u003c\/b\u003e * What’s Hot Blog *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cooking bible\u003c\/b\u003e... a \u003cb\u003emust-have\u003c\/b\u003e in every kitchen, I’m blown away! * Amy Treasure Blog *\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Flavour Thesaurus\u003c\/i\u003e comes this collection of recipes arranged on a continuum, meaning simple tweaks give you a whole new dish * Domestic Sluttery *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s her humour, stories and thoughtful research that make this much more than simply a cookbook * IndyEats (independent) – Cookery Books of 2018 *\u003cbr\u003eIt's fascinating and engrossing. It makes you want to cook more - and there can be no higher compliment * Ms Marmite Lover Blog - Cookery books of 2018 *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully simple idea... but It’s her humour, stories and thoughtful research that make this much more than simply a cookbook * Independent (App edition) *","brand":"Niki Segnit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49241064833241,"sku":"9781526652874","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/lateral-cooking-9781526652874","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}