Bills Food [Paperback]

Bill Granger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 2005

Following the huge success of his Sydney Food, chef and restaurateur Bill Granger returns with a very personal recipe collection to cater for all occasions, from a lazy breakfast to a relaxed family brunch to dinner with friends. Bill's trademark is simple, stylish market-fresh food that appeals to the eye and the palate, and his new collection really captures the tastes and flavours of contemporary Sydney.

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Editorial Reviews

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'Sydney Food is the kind of food I love - homely, honest food put together with a bit of love and common sense.' Jamie Oliver --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

From art student to waiter to part-time chef to influential restaurateur, Bill Granger is a Sydney success story. He has opened three trendsetting Sydney restaurants in the past decade - Bill's, Bill's Two and Billy Kwong. Their success is due to Bill's art of hospitality and the simple fresh appeal of his food. Bill's first book Sydney Food was published by Murdoch Books in Autumn 2000. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks (May 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060740477
• ISBN-13: 978-0060740474
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #666,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply wonderful, September 26, 2005

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Dr. Tracy Punshon "punshi" (Hanover, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bill's Food (Paperback)

I just bought this book and spent the weekend making a selection the recipes - the tomato soup made by roasting tomatoes, garlic etc and whizzing it up in a blender (no water, no stock...), crispy skinned salmon with a sesame soy glaze and lime slice (as opposed to the lemon slice) as desert. Bill's recipes seem to achieve the same great results with at least half the effort. Compare his recipe for cheesecake with that in the Joy of Cooking and you will see what I mean. His version involves no baking at all and I can't wait to try it out. When I made the base for the lime slices in the food processor while the tomatoes roasted for the soup I was struck several times by a feeling that everything was easier than I was expecting. I will definately buy Bill's other books when I am through with this one. The photography and layout are inspiring and accurate of the results, which I always think is the measure of a good recipe book.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Every meal is a hit!, February 9, 2005

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Rebecca Green (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bill's Food (Paperback)

This cookbook ranks high on my favorites list, thanks to its simple and easy flavors and recipes. My only gripe is that it's hard to find some of the standard Aussie ingredients here in the United States, like laksa paste or passionfruit nectar.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good!, June 1, 2006

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Smita Rao (NY, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bills Food (Paperback)

Flavorful recipes and dishy chef come together in bill's food. The recipes are simple, turn out surprisingly well and are quite forgiving. The two main strengths of the content are that the book has lots of contemporary ideas (the yogurt pannacotta, for example) and recipes with multiple possibilities (corn cakes work as appetizer / brunch entree). The layout and pictures are attractive, instructions are simple, very much in keeping with the theme of the book: slow down and enjoy your food :-)