Moorish: Vibrant recipes from the Mediterranean

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Fresh, fragrant, fruity, spicy, smoky, sweet, sour, and sharp. Discover how to cook these vibrant southern Mediterranean flavours at home with 100 wonderful recipes from Ben Tish. The bold spices and sun-soaked exotic tastes of North Africa and the Arabic world collided with the characterful food of the Mediterranean when the Moors invaded. It was this glorious fusion of flavours that first seduced British chef, writer and restaurateur, Ben Tish, and sent his cooking on a new course. Moorish is a collection of authentic recipes inspired by Ben's passion for the region, along with a few of his own twists and interpretations. He has divided the book into chapters based around the way he likes to cook at home - from quick and refreshing light bites and his notorious barbecue food to lazy brunches and slow-cooked dishes that fill the house with evocative scents of the Mediterranean.

Ben is the Culinary Director of the Stafford London in St James's, where he oversees the food offering throughout the hotel including the Game Bird restaurant, the American bar and private dining. In September 2019 Ben opened Norma, a Sicilian-Moorish influenced restaurant. The restaurant features a bespoke raw bar serving Sicilian-style crudos and a first-floor bar serving seasonal, understated cocktails and a selection of Marsala served by the glass. Moorish is Ben's third cookbook, having previously written Salt Yard Food and Wine (2012) and Grill, Smoke, BBQ (2016). His fourth, Sicilia, is due for release in 2021. He regularly appears on TV including shows such as Saturday Kitchen, Masterchef and Sunday Brunch. Ben lives in East London with his wife Nykeeta and his French bulldogs. @ben_tish / chefbentish.com

Enjoy the latest from Ben Tish, a beautifully photographed book full of food you want to eat. Chargrilled lamb chops with cumin and mint vinaigrette; sherry-glazed rib of beef with blackened onions, yoghurt and za'atar; grilled peaches with rose water and buttermilk panna cotta... Need I go on? * The Times * Ben Tish's expertly spiced recipes beg to be cooked without delay. * Delicious * The food is inventive, often brilliantly so... Home cooks will delight in Tish's alluring, Moorish-inspired recipes. * Publisher's Weekly * Moorish is seductively vibrant and absolutely the kind of cookbook for everyone who enjoys the bold spices and sun-soaked flavours of characterful Mediterranean cooking. -- Sudi Pigott * Life Spectator * Ben Tish shines a brilliant light on a wonderfully seductive (and often overlooked) facet of Mediterranean food culture: through his own personal lens he brings together history, spice and delectable recipes in an absolutely beautiful cookbook. I long to eat everything! * Skye McAlpine * The recipes in Moorish are not only delicious but inventive and beautiful to look at. * Jason Atherton * Every section of the book is filled with concoctions that pack a punch. * The Caterer *