A rare combination of two great minds in the industry - Mark Sargeant and Gordon Ramsay have taken on the challenge of running a handful of pubs around London. The new venture coincides with the release of the co-written “Great British Pub Food“.

You now have the option to surprise your friends with the best and the latest dishes from these pubs. How? Get a copy of the book- ‘Gordon Ramsay’s Great British Pub Food‘, bringing recipes devised by Gordon and Mark themselves right to your kitchen table.

In other news Tana’s back! Her reputation goes from strength to strength. Her ‘home-style’ cooking is a breath of fresh air in a world filled with cookery books that aim at experimental chefs (sorry Gordon!). What you get with Tana is ‘normal’ recipes for feeding a family… take a look at Tana’s excellent Home Made.

NEW RELEASE!

Gordon Ramsay : Cooking for Friends is his latest book which will be released on 15 September 2008.  Costing just £14.99 this book offers a guide to simple, seasonal and modern British recipes, which are perfect for entertaining friends and family.

You will enjoy cooking with over 100 inspiring recipes on offer.  This book is for both novice and more experienced cooks alike, the majority of the recipes are short and easy to cook.

Beautifully illustrated images of the finished dishes and emphasis on simplicity for stunning results, the majority of the recipes are concise and easy to cook.

Enjoy taking the time to sit together at the table relishing these dishes and the good things in life!

Gordon’s latest book “Healthy Appetite”[to accompany the latest Channel 4 F-Word series] is out now. One Amazon reviewer has done an excellent job of commenting on this fantastic new book:

this is still the book for you……but if a `Herb Omelette with Cherry Tomatoes’ is more your scene…….the good news is…..`Healthy Appetite - Recipes from the f Word’ is unlikely to disappoint many!

`After all, a big part of living a good life is the enjoyment of food’ …. and you can’t say fairer than that!

Gordon isn’t the first and he won’t be the last to quote:-
`What you are is what you eat’ or words to that effect…

From the introduction:-

`Healthy eating is a topic close to my heart.
I’ve been passionate about leaving a healthy lifestyle for many years now…

Now let me clarify: this is not a diet book.
Those who know me know that I don’t believe in faddy diets.
I do, however, believe that I can prepare and serve healthy food without jeopardising taste and flavour, or drastically changing my style of cooking. Whether it’s an elegant dinner party or a simple mid-week supper, a few simple adjustments are all that’s needed to make our favourite meals that bit more balanced…lower in fat and calories yet rich in energy-giving nutrients.
Choosing the right ingredients is the core of healthy eating. It’s not just a matter of selecting the leanest cuts of meat and reducing the amount of fat we consume, it helps to know which ingredients are at their peak at any given time, both in terms of flavour and nutrition………
When it comes to putting a healthy dish together, balance and moderation are key. It’s not simply a matter of putting the right types of food on a plate. How the food is cooked and seasoned and how the whole menu comes together are just as important.
And I don’t advocate cutting out butter and cream completely, just using a little here and there where it will really enhance the flavour of a dish….’

An eye-catching book in its own right with bright lime green covers and white titling…..(if you would rather not have GR peeking out over the top of his leafy greens on the dust-jacket!)…..opens to 256 high quality matt pages split over 9 chapters:-

Healthy breakfast
Healthy brunch/lunch
Healthy working lunch
Healthy Sunday lunch
Healthy barbecues
Healthy suppers
Healthy kids
Healthy entertaining
Healthy desserts

plus an introduction, which includes a `Healthy Cooking Techniques’ section, a `Healthy Basics’ section, finishing with a concise index and a page of acknowledgments.

Over 125 recipes laid out in the familiar GR format as seen in his other best sellers, `Fast Food’ and `Sunday Lunch’, where this book follows on from.
The useful `5 ways with’ sections are here, e.g. :-

`Oats’
`Tomatoes’

along with useful information sections, e.g.:-

`Omega-3 boost’
`Avoid the bad fats’
`Getting the right balance’

Each recipe is clearly laid out with the, the number of servings, a list of ingredients and the clearly presented method.
The majority have a photograph(s) and more often than not a useful note or two, e.g.:-

`Melon and Berry Salad’
`Rich in Vitamin C to boost your immunity’

There are a number of `on location’ shots, also.

A taste of the other recipes within:-

Berry and yoghurt smoothie
Seeded honey loaf
Cod and tomato chowder
Smoked trout, orange and wild rocket salad
Spinach and goat’s cheese soufflé
Spaghetti vongole
Borscht
Mango, avocado and smoked chicken salad
Roast chicken with baby vegetables
Sticky baked chicken drumsticks
Spicy beef curry
Venison pie with sweet potato topping
Glazed gammon with pineapple salsa
Lamb kebabs with peppers and tomatoes
Four cabbage coleslaw
Glazed ling with sweet `n’ sour shallots
Steamed prawns with black bean sauce
Vietnamese beef and noodle soup
Braised pork with leeks and pak choi
Calves liver with caramelised onions
Penne primavera
Lunchbox dips and dunkers
Stir-fried duck in lettuce cups
Mixed fish sashimi
Pot-roast sirloin of beef with root vegetables
Vanilla pannacotta with blueberry sauce
Spiced apple cake
Pavlova with roasted rhubarb fool
Poached pears in mulled wine
Lime mousse
Chocolate mousse - `a lighter version of my cook-along recipe’

My only criticism is that I do miss the quick reference recipe list at the front, but this is just habit from my very regular use of `Fast Food’!

It looks like Gordon’s getting caught in the river of T5 criticism this week with the opening of his new restaurant.

Britians biggest airport is London Heathrow and it’s amazing new Terminal 5 is a stunning example of vision an engineering and we were excited to hear the news that Gordon was among the first to be opening a restaurant there.

The London press were quick to join in the criticism, but - and we are cynical(!) - the feeling here is that ANY negative story about T5 is selling newspapers at the moment… so maybe this press was just inevitable.

You can read the full review (and add your comments of course) on Are You Ready To Order.

And.. You can read Gordon’s fantastic reply. We’ll be sampling the food for ourselves next time were in Heathrow and we’ll post the results in the near future.

You’ve probably seen Gordons beautiful and talented wife on TV. Tana’s written two practical and easy to follow cookbooks and we’re proud to offer and in depth look at both.

In her first book Family Kitchen - she packs in tips and advice which really do make the chore of cooking for the family a real pleasure. Her second book Real Family Food means you can create healthy and tasty meals in minutes, not hours.

We think it’s great that Tana Ramsay is on board and we eagerly await her next book.

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