Second Helpings of Roast Chicken [Hardcover]

Simon Hopkinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 7, 2008

In this follow-up to the smash sensation Roast Chicken and Other Stories, Simon Hopkinson re-creates his winning formula by taking forty-seven completely new favorite ingredients--from apples to cocoa, lobster to truffles, and fennel to mint--and presenting an exotic array of tastes and ingredients from all over the world. His recipes, which have in common the love of good food prepared to please rather than simply impress, are drawn not only from classic French and British cooking but also from around the globe, from Austria to Thailand and India to Spain.

This exquisite compilation of recipes includes:

• Yorkshire Pudding with Sweet White Sauce and Golden Syrup
• Piedmontese Potato Gnocchi with Parmesan Cream
• Thai Pork Rissoles with Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce
• Creamed Scampi with Saffron Pilaf
• And a new spin on his classic Roast Chicken recipe . . .

Second Helpings of Roast Chicken is sure to please anyone seeking new and inspiring recipes in addition to more of Hopkinson's classic musings on food, which his fans have grown to adore.

Praise for Roast Chicken and Other Stories:
"Simon Hopkinson's Roast Chicken and Other Stories is a mouthwatering pleasure to read as well as to use. He's not only a great cook, he's also a great writer and the heir to Elizabeth David's legacy."
--Jay McInerney

"Among the most endearing and common-sensical kitchen primers ever composed. . . . You could cook from this volume, and this volume alone, for several years without boredom or mishap."
--Dwight Garner, New York Times Book Review

"Hopkinson is ravenous for wonderful food, and his appetite has produced a delicious, passionate book."
--O, The Oprah Magazine

"Roast Chicken" is one of those rare cookbooks that, once opened, becomes indispensable. . . . This is simple cooking at its best."
--Aleksandra Crapanzano, New York Times Magazine

"Simon Hopkinson has long been an outstanding chef, a passionate lover of good food, and has now emerged as a very endearing and talented food writer."
--Delia Smith

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"Simon Hopkinson's passionate intensity in the kitchen continues at his writing table. He explains as well as anyone alive why good food matters so much, both for our individual happiness and for our global survival." --Alice Waters

About the Author

Simon Hopkinson is a critically acclaimed food writer who rose to prominence as a young chef with the opening of Bibendum restaurant in London. He also wrote an award-winning column for The Independent for more than eight years. In 2007, his first book, Roast Chicken and Other Stories, became an overnight sensation in the United States. He lives in London.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (October 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401323324
• ISBN-13: 978-1401323325
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #756,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Meat, Poultry & Seafood > Poultry

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22 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book of recipes and reminiscences, May 6, 2007

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Roger Mortimer (Columbia SC) - See all my reviews
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Like Mr. Hopkinson, I am Bury born and bred. My mother shopped at the same tripe shop as his grandmother; I celebrated my 21st birthday at M. Chambas' restaurant ("The Normandy", Mr. Hopkinson - you'd have been laughed out of town on a rail in the 60's if you'd referred to it in Bury as "La Normandie"!)where he later cut his teeth - my mother, who taught at an hotel school, drove my father, who was paying for the meal, crazy by "costing" the meal as it proceeded - the salad was the final straw - we never, alas, returned!

I have lived for many years on a different continent and would love his books, regardless of the recipes, for the many reminders of my youth that they contain. That said, this and his original roast chicken book, are a wonderful source of varied, instructive and utterly usable recipes. I cannot recommend them too highly.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very English, February 6, 2010

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A. E. Hyde (Spain/USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Second Helpings of Roast Chicken (Hardcover)

I'm a tiny bit dissappointed in this sequel and in the first volume, Roast Chicken and Other Stories, of these cookbooks. I love color photographs of the finished product; they inspire and to some extent even teach. I didn't bother to see if these books had photographs or not since the books and the author were so beloved to a reviewer in The New York Times.So I blame myself for feeling something is missing. Also, the recipes and dishes are very very English. If I had to choose between the two volumes, I'd stick to the first - Roast Chicken and Other Stories. What is undeniable is the charming rather opinionated tone of the cook. Generally, I don't think they are essential but simply a practical and interesting addition to a discerning collection of cookbooks.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second Helpings, February 2, 2009

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Kaye Diane Sugahara "Diane Sugahara" (Napa, CA) - See all my reviews
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I enjoyed this cookbook very much. It is as well written as his first book,Roast Chicken. The stories and receipes are excellent.

Kaye Sugahara