This is a delicious combination of vegetarian recipes and evocative tales that cajoles, informs and questions our relationship to the land and the vegetables we eat. You are taken on a personal journey with Denis as he shares his passion for his favourite foods, dragging you all the way back to the muddy fields to introduce you to the growers of the best produce imaginable. Such is his excitement about these origins and links that something as simple as blackberry jam becomes for him a passionate argument for us to go out into the countryside! Whether creating a restaurant masterpiece or foraging in hedgerows and woods, Denis searches for new connections between food, people and land. Each chapter includes information and anecdotes about the vegetables as well as many delicious recipes. There are simple salads and soups as well as more challenging main meals and mouth-watering desserts.
320pp, 165mm x 240mm, illus. in colour, softback, 2010