The Artisan Kitchen: The science, practice and possibilities

Description

A compendium of traditional preserving and outdoor cooking projects with contemporary flair. Spark your creativity with a more mindful way of cooking. Giving a modern twist to age-old techniques, this book shows how to master 25 preserving and cooking processes, from fermenting to cheese making, hot smoking to sourdough baking. Discover how to brew perfect sweet-sour kombucha; make a fresh-tasting chutney; dry cure bresaola; create your own sourdough starter; and slow roast over an open wood fire. Be inspired to experiment with more than 150 recipe ideas. Each culinary project is explored in three stages to spark your creativity- "The Science" explains the science and technical know-how; "The Practice" gets you started on an enticing recipe, with action shots of tricky techniques; and "The Possibilities" provides further recipe ideas plus the tools and inspiration to devise your own recipes.

James Strawbridge is a Cornish chef, food photographer and writer. As a chef James creates recipes and develops new products for food brands. Plus as a photographer James shoots and styles the recipes he's developed for social media, websites and his books. James works with a range of food clients across the southwest delivering innovative content from his home studio. He is passionate about cooking seasonally with local produce. James presented 'The Hungry Sailors' (ITV) and 'It's Not Easy Being Green' (BBC) on television, and makes appearances on 'Escape to the Chateau' on Channel 4. When not cooking or shooting photos, James can be found gig rowing, gardening or painting. James' first cookbook The Artisan Kitchen, also DK, is shortlisted for the General Cookbook Award at the Guild of Food Writers 2021 Awards. Find out more at- www.strawbridgekitchen.com Instagram @jgstrawbridge / Twitter @eco_boy