The Consolation of Food: Stories about life and death, seasoned with recipes

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'Time spent with Val is not just time spent in wonderful company but with an intelligent, proper cook - I could sit at a table with this man for days. He cooks like he eats; just delicious, delicious food.' Angela Hartnett, Chef Ultimately, this is a story book with food in it. Valentine Warner presents a collection of personal stories, seasoned with recipes, to read and make in both happy and troubled times; a book of 'comfort' food in the truest sense of the word. From the aching simplicity of toast with butter to the isolation of cooking for one and the pleasure of returning to heart-warming wholesome slow-roasts, one-pot suppers and more - this book is about enjoyment, grief, restlessness, disasters and success. Organised chronologically and featuring 75 recipes, The Consolation of Food recognises the affirmative powers of time spent foraging or fishing for ingredients, and of cooking; to soothe the soul, to lift our spirits and to celebrate the pure life-changing and life-affirming joy of good food.

Valentine Warner is a food writer and cook with a passion for nature, the seasons and being outdoors. His first hit series What to Eat Now in 2008 saw him seeking out the best food and dishes that the four seasons have to offer was quickly followed up by a second series in 2009. Valentine appears regularly on Countryfile and has written for The Times, the Mail on Sunday, the Guardian, the Independent, Olive, Waitrose Kitchen, Delicious and many more. His books What to Eat Now, What to Eat Now - More Please and The Good Table were published by Mitchell Beazley. In 2013 he co-founded the Moorland Spirit Company, whose Hepple Gin won double gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

'A touching, honest and often funny read' * The Spectator, 'Best Cookbooks of 2019' * 'A charming meandering and erudite patchwork of life-affirming musings to dip into or to gorge in a single sitting' * Waitrose Weekend *