From Rags To Ragout: Food For The love Of It

Welsh title...Out Of Print... This autobiographical cookbook by retired restaurateur Ken Goody will be as at home on the bedside table as in the kitchen. The authors robust love of good food is unbounded. An emphasis on wholesomeness, freshness and seasonal ingredients dominates every page as he reminisces about friends and family, travel and travails, never missing an opportunity to share with us the numerous tips and recipes he has gleaned from friends and colleagues over the years. Dip into this book for its gastronomic wisdom, keep it at hand for those everyday basic recipes parsley sauce, mayonnaise or just read it from cover to cover. However you use it, youll feel Ken Goodys zeal firing you to new heights of enthusiasm for one of life's great delights. This book is a totally underivative melange of memoir, pungent opinion and recipes from all over...his descriptions of meals enjoyed around the world made even my mouth water, as I read them over my potatoe crisps. Jan Morris More than just a book of recipes, From Rags to Ragout is a feast.