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"What to Eat Now" | 
 enlarge | Author: Valentine Warner
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Category: Book
List Price: £20.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 189
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 1845334507
EAN: 9781845334505
ASIN: 1845334507
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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 Great book for humble food with plenty of flavour November 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic little book if you want ideas for rustic and seasonal foods. The complaints about not having certain recipes that were in the programme is kinda silly. If you were just interested in 2 recipes why buy the whole book?
If you like to friends coming over for a nice pot of something or to impress somebody with a lovely duck breast, this book is worth purchasing. The recipes are not complicated, although there are certain aspects you must follow to achieve the climax you want.
 Left wanting October 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
[[ASIN:1845334507 "What to Eat Now"]
Having seen an episode of the BBC TV programme by the same name I purchased the book, only to find two of the dishes featured in the TV program were not to be found in the book. I had to go on the BBC Food site to obtain these recepies, I wish I had done so in the first place and saved myself ten pounds. Not having seen the rest of the TV episodes I have no idea how many more of the recepies are not included in this rather lacking cookery book. The dishes that are included do not on the whole live up to the glowing praises given to them.
full of flavour - of the food and the cook himself! October 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What to Eat Now is a good cook book, and a great read - perfect for dipping in and out of as the evenings get dark and chillier. The focus is on getting the best from seasonal ingredients, and Valentine Warner has a down-to-earth way of describing types of food that I'd normally avoid as 'too complicated', like venison or pigeon, that makes you want to get down to your local butcher and try them out. There's also simple stuff like corned beef hash (delicious!) and a definitive scrambled eggs. His writing style is very jolly and honest, and the recipes are interspersed with squiggly drawings and photos. What really comes across, however, is that Warner is the sort of honestly greedy cook who understands his ingredients well enough to cook 'off the cuff' with what's there, just to see what will happen - and that makes me want to try his recipes even more. Recommended.
Huge Disappointment October 19, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I strongly agree with the last review. After watching all of those wonderful dishes being so passionatly put together each week I was most upset to discover such a high number of them NOT included in the book. Valentine HAS included some of his own charming illustrations but I wasnt in the market for an art book! Inspirational TV but, sorry Val, I had to sent your book back!
 Not a true reflection of the TV Programme October 16, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is indeed an excellent and inspiring book, but since I bought it I've sat in frustration every week as the TV show has been broadcast, as not all of the recipes are repeated in the book (a pheasant dish, pear chutney...) so I've had to scribble down the recipes each time. Really disappointing and not what I'd expect from a BBC book.
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