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A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries

A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries

by JakeTilson (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

    $3.24
Synopsis

This book is the result of Jake's lifelong passion. Teeming with recipes and references, it recounts Jake's lifelong adventures with food. It dips into cuisines as varied as Tuscan, Mexican, Scottish and American, selecting wonderful - and above all, easy - dishes for family cooking. Jake looks at food in a completely fresh way, as something which binds all the bits of life together - family, work, journeys, homes, holidays, thoughts and memories. He may return to his mother's recipes or observe how breakfast is served in a New York diner and how well it goes with jetlag. Or he'll share his experience of plucking a duck in the snow, choosing a pie in a Scottish bakery with his daughter, or locating an exotic ingredient in Peckham. A TALE OF 12 KITCHENS will become one of those rare books which is equally enjoyable to read and to cook from.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Published: 11 May 2006
ISBN 10: 1841882623
ISBN 13: 9781841882628
Book Overview: A fresh, original piece of gastro-art which also has great recipes. Draws culinary inspiration from Tuscany, New York's SoHo, the Californian desert, Mexico, London and Scotland. Exquisitely produced original paperback, lavishly illustrated and designed by the author. Jake Tilson has just started a direct mail company which sells herbs and spices from around the world. He has incredibly good contacts within the art and media worlds.

Media Reviews
'An enchantingly evocative kitchen memoir... fascinating and delicious... an exhilarating work of art around his love of food.' -- Claudia Roden 'a wonderfully personal and evocative scrapbook-cum-recipe book ... serves up thoughts, touching memories and some very tempting grub' THE OBSERVER 'A gorgeously evocative food memoir and recipe book by Jake Tilson. It catalogues Jake's many experiences of food... Simply stunning.' MARIE CLAIRE 'If you enjoy the good things in life as much as good food, dipping into this book should prove satisfying.' TIME OUT 'A joy to read and to look at, heart-warming, inspirational and delightfully nostalgic.' -- Nigel Slater 'a fascinating combination of autobiography, recipes and pictures put together artistically.' OBSERVER FOOD MONTHLY 'sheer readability... Humility, a truly fascinating life and a lightness of touch keep pretentiousness at bay.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'I have not enjoyed a recipe book so much for a long time.' -- Tom Jaine GUARDIAN 'brilliant culinary journey' -- Susie Forbes EASY LIVING 'Romantic, adventurous and visually inventive A Tale of 12 Kitchens is ... a true work of art.' COUNTRY LIVING 'A quirky, pictorial feast that's also a great read.' IRISH TIMES
Author Bio
Jake Tilson was born in London in 1958. His parents were artists at the centre of the London contemporary art scene in the 1960s. At the centre of all the family's activities was food. At an early age Jake learned to garden, shop, cook, travel, look, draw, photograph and take care of himself. Jake studied painting at Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London and his work has been exhibited around the world and is held in many museums and public collections. He is married to the Scottish ceramic artist, Jennifer Lee, and they live with their daughter Hannah in Peckham.