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Gourmet Cornwall

Gourmet Cornwall

by Carol Trewin (Author), Adam Woolfitt (Illustrator), Adam Woolfitt (Illustrator), Carol Trewin (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

    $6.54
Synopsis

"Gourmet Cornwall" celebrates the superb food and drink of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly; the dedicated men and women who produce it, and the chefs who create some of the finest contemporary dishes. This is the first in-depth study of regional food in Britain today: real food, with real taste. It is for foodlovers everywhere.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: Alison Hodge
Published: 28 Apr 2005
ISBN 10: 0906720397
ISBN 13: 9780906720394

Media Reviews
'Cream Of Cornwall Think of Cornwall and you're transported to a county of stunning fish, rich clotted cream, golden pasties and exceptional meat. The brilliant Gourmet Cornwall, by Carol Trewin ... is a beautiful and fitting celebration of one of England's culinary gems.' (Mail on Sunday, Night and Day Magazine, 03.07.05) 'a work of art laced with recipes and family stories which will make your mouth water. ... 'Gourmet Cornwall is highly recommended and well researched. A good blend of food history and contemporary cutting edge cheffing. Seriously good photography. Many outstanding food producers are featured here. An invaluable guide to the dedicated trencherman/woman.' (James Crowden, Petits Propos Culinaire, 78, Spring 2005)) '64 distinctively Cornish apple varieties ... A fraction of them survive ... In the plus column, there are now 60 hand-made Cornish cheeses ... Carol Trewin elegantly celebrates the gain while mourning the loss. Her photographer, Adam Woolfitt, runs riot with colour, adding lustre to a generally optimistic text that seeks out the farmers, oystermen, fruit and veg growers, bakers and dairy workers ... Heartwarming stuff' (The Guardian Review, 25.06.05) 'luscious colour ... This book is a treat in itself ... will doubtless be kept in the kitchen - reminding the family of the great time they had in Cornwall' (IFBN - Independent Farm Business News, 06.04.05) 'an easy book to read, written by a person with a real passion for - and knowledge of - the subject. ... '... well presented and brilliantly illustrated' (CLA SouthWest, May 2005) This wonderful book, with excellent photographs by Adam Woolfitt, is an essential companion for all future visits to Cornwall. The delightful thing for the local economy is that the publisher is also based in Cornwall.' (Countryman, June 2005) 'This gastronomic celebration of Cornwall is a mouth-watering feast of food and drink ... 'Carol Trewin's comprehensive and detailed text is further enhanced with Adam Woolfitt's stunning and atmospheric photographs. Together they have served up the true flavour of Cornwall and it is bound to leave you calling out for more!' (This England, Autumn 2005) 'If you love Cornwall, then Carol Trewin's Gourmet Cornwall ... is an invaluable book. The county has taken its wonderful produce a lot more seriously over the past decade, and this useful guide has lists of shops, markets and producers and recipes.' (The Observer, Food Monthly, 12 June 2005) 'If you're heading to the south-west this summer, pack a copy of Carol Trewin's excellent Gourmet Cornwall ... and you'll know where to go for the region's finest food and drink.' (BBC Good Food, August 2005) 'a practical work of art laced with pictures, recipes and stories which will make your mouth water. ... Use Gourmet Cornwall as a guidebook and an inspiration.' (British Farmer & Grower, May 2005) 'it sets out to explore the links between contemporary Cornish food, the landscape, history and culture. ... It also focuses firmly on the thriving modern Cornish food scene, bringing it to life through the eyes of some of the best chefs and artisan food businesses.' (The Eden Project, Friends Magazine, no. 19, Summer 2005)
Author Bio
In May 2006 Carol Trewin was shortlisted by the Guild of Food Writers for their Michael Smith Award for Work on British Food 2006 for Gourmet Cornwall. She is Food Editor of the Western Morning News, was editor of Radio 4's Farming Today and has worked for BBC Radio 4's Food Programme, Woman's Hour and the BBC World Service. Other farming, food and environmental programmes that she has produced include On Your Farm, Costing the Earth, Walston Goes Walkabout, and Over the Counter. She was Farming Editor of the Western Morning News, and later joined the regional food group Taste of the West, to set up and run a GBP3 million food and drink project in Cornwall. She writes on farming, food and the countryside for many publications, including Food Illustrated, The Field, British Farmer and Grower, Inside Cornwall, food and Devon Today. In 1999 she was elected an Associate of the Royal Agricultural Societies. Adam Woolfitt has been a photographer most of his life, and contributed to the National Geographic and other leading magazines for 30 years. He writes on digital photography for the British Journal of Photography, Image Magazine, and Photo District News in New York. He was Chairman of, and on the Council of, the Association of Photographers, and is an Honorary Fellow of the British Institute of Professional Photographers.