Authentik / Gourmet London

by William Skidelsky; Illustrated by Alain Bouldouyre

• ISBN13: 9780762746354
• ISBN10: 0762746351
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Authentik

Summary

It's been years since British food was boring. This thoughtful book shows travellers to the heart of the energetic, innovative world of food in London. You'll read about the top cookbooks and learn where to buy them. You'll hear about top chefs-both the up-and-coming newcomers and the long-time stars. You'll learn about restaurants where you can eat in the kitchen and watch the chefs at work on each course. And you'll find out where to take cooking courses, stock up on superb ingredients, buy kitchen equipment and cookware, go online so that you can continue your exploring at home, and much more. William is a London-based writer and editor specialising in food, books and culture. As an avid observer and chronicler of the London culinary scene for several years, he is well equipped to pen the perfect one-stop-guide for any discerning gourmet in London. William is currently deputy editor of Prospect magazine, and also a writer for The Guardian, The Spectator and the New Statesman.

Author Biography

William is a London-based writer and editor specialising in food, books and culture. As an avid observer and chronicler of the London culinary scene for several years, he is well equipped to pen the perfect one-stop-guide for any discerning gourmet in London. William is currently deputy editor of Prospect magazine, and also a writer for The Guardian, The Spectator and the New Statesman.
 

Longtime Parisian Alain Bouldouyre, artistic director of Senso magazine, is the author of My Paris Sketchbook. There, in Figaro and Le Monde, and in the many travel guides he has illustrated for French publishers, he repeatedly demonstrates his finely honed ability to capture the spirit of place in line and color.