Island Harvest [Hardcover]

Nick Nairn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2000

Nick Nairn, a self-taught chef who claims that at one time he "was not able to boil an egg," proves that sumptuous food can be created by anyone who has access to a kitchen. His beautifully illustrated recipes for dishes, from Seared Scallop Phyllo Tartlets to Warm Butter Cake with Plums Poached in Kir, use a wide range of fresh produce prepared in simple ways for maximum flavor. Nairn also gives both beginning and experienced cooks tips on the best kitchen equipment and suggestions for stocking the cupboard with the freshest ingredients.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: West One Hundred Seventy Five (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884656102
• ISBN-13: 978-1884656101
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,797,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring book, inspiring chef, November 28, 2000

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al (heathmont, victoria Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Island Harvest (Hardcover)

For those who have not witnessed the nairn cooking style on TV, do what you can to see him action. The "island harvest" series showed how simple many of his dishes are, all utilising the freshest local ingredients. None of the generic "here's one I prepared earlier" TV chef cliches. His approach is simple, and nick really stresses how by using the freshest ingredients, the best dishes are (usually) the most basic. How many TV chefs can cook up the fresh caught highland trout on a gas camping stove, on the edge of the loch in which the trout swam minutes before? Nick is an inspirational chef. Watch the series, buy the book, see a real chef in action