Indian Takeaway: A Very British Story

Indian Takeaway: A Very British Story

by HardeepSinghKohli (Author)

Synopsis

Hardeep Singh Kohli loves many things in life - but none more than food. He loves to eat it, he loves to cook it. So when he decided to travel round India, searching for his roots, what seemed the obvious thing to take with him? Not a "Lonely Planet". Not a BBC camera team. Shepherds pie and Yorkshire pudding. But of course! "Indian Takeaway" is the hilarious story of Hardeep's attempts to cook his way round India, dishing up very British meals for the people he meets. How will Goan fishermen, Bollywood film crews and Bangalore call centres cope with treacle pudding and cock-a-leekie soup? Will they survive to tell the tale? Will Hardeep find the India he is searching for through his recipe book? And will he find himself along the way? Hilarious, strange and true, "Indian Takeaway" is a book for everyone who loves to cook, or longs to travel, or for anyone who wants to spend a few hours in the company of one singularly warm-hearted and entertaining man.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 285
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 04 Sep 2008

ISBN 10: 1847670903
ISBN 13: 9781847670908

Media Reviews
Funny, fascinating and utterly charming -- Harry Enfield
How deep is Hardeep's love of food? As deep as Loch Ness and as unfathomable as India. Indian Takeaway is a very funny and beguiling journey -- Paul Whitehouse
entertaining... Kohli's style is likeable and engaging. * * The Big Issue * *
Author Bio
HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI Hardeep Singh Kohli was born in Glasgow in 1969. BAFTA-winning broadcaster, he was writer of the Channel 4 hit Meet the Magoons, a presenter of Radio 4's Saturday Live, Midweek and The Food Programme as well as contributor to numerous radio programmes such as Radio 4's Front Row and Radio 3's Nightwaves, and a movie reviewer on BBC Radio 5 Live. His weekly column, 'Hardeep is your love?', appears in Scotland on Sunday. Hardeep is often found clad in turban and kilt as panelist and presenter of Newsnight Review, and has appeared on Question Time. He is currently presenting on the BBC hit programme The One Show. He was also a runner-up on Celebrity Masterchef.