A Half Baked Idea: Winner of the Fortnum & Mason’s Debut Food Book Award
Autor Olivia Pottsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 iul 2020
'A tender and beautifully written tour-de-force on love, grief, hope and cake. If this is not the book of the summer, I will eat my wig. An absolute triumph' THE SECRET BARRISTER
'An utterly beautiful, moving, bittersweet book on love and loss. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON
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Olivia Potts' mother died when she just twenty-five. Stricken with grief, she did something life changing and rather ridiculous: she gave up a high-flying legal career to study at the notoriously difficult Le Cordon Bleu, despite not being able to cook. No one ever told Olivia you couldn't bake your way to happiness - but could you?
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'Abrilliant, brave and beautifulbook:funnyand charming; utterlyinspiringand life-affirming' Olivia Sudjic
'Aheart-wrenching yet humorous portrayal of grief, adelicious collection of recipes, aninspirational taleof changing careers, and afeel good love story'Vogue
'Funny, sharp and sad. I laughed so much (and I cried)' Ella Risbridger, author ofMidnight Chicken
'Anhonest, braveandfunnyaccount ofwhat it is to love, to lose love and how to make macarons'Red
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0241380464
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Olivia Potts is an award-winning food writer and chef. She read English at the University of Cambridge and practised as a criminal barrister for five years before deciding to leave the bar for a career in food. In 2017, she graduated from Le Cordon Bleu and was awarded the Young British Foodies Fresh Voices in Food Writing Award. Her first book, A Half Baked Idea, won the Fortnum and Mason's Debut Food Book Award 2020, and a 'Best in the World' prize for Food Writing at the Gourmand Awards 2020. In 2019 she was shortlisted for the Fortnum and Mason Cookery Writer of the Year Prize. Now Olivia is the cookery columnist for the Spectator, and also writes for the New Statesman, the Guardian and the Telegraph, among others.
Recenzii
I laughed, I cried, I baked gingerbread biscuits. Potts is a writer who clasps you to her floury bosom and wraps you in your apron strings. There iswit and warmth on every page. This isa book of courage, consolation and more custard than you can shake a whisk at
Tender. . . filled with the comfort we all seek when dealing with grief
Anhonest, braveandfunnyaccount of what it is to love, to lose love and how to make macarons
I cannot express how much Iadoredthis book. Itmade me laugh, cry, salivateand, on no less than four occasions, resolve to learn patisserie and leave the criminal Bar.Olivia Potts has delivered atenderandbeautifully written tour-de-forceon the four tenets of the human experience;love, grief, hope and cake.If this is not the book of the summer, I will eat my wig. An absolute triumph
A heart-wrenching yet humorous portrayal of grief, a delicious collection of recipes, an inspirational tale of changing careers, and a feel good love story
I loved it so much. It'sfunny, sharp, sadand full of clear observations about food.I laughed so much (and I cried)
Abrilliant,braveandbeautifulbook:funnyandcharming; utterlyinspiringandlife-affirming. I loved it
Pottswrites powerfullyabout the nature of grief, yet she has thelightest of toucheswith her sensuous descriptions of food.A delightful read- and there are some terrific recipes in it, too
Uplifting. . .tender
Anutterly beautiful, moving, bittersweetbook on love and loss.I loved it
Heartbreaking and heartwarming in turns, it's acandidaccount of dealing with bereavement
Anopen-hearted, uproariously funny, moving love story.Itwill make you laugh and cry in equal measure, and fall in love with baking, with eating, and with love itself. Aremarkable book by an enormously talented writer
Honest,humorousand peppered with great recipes
Her writinginspires resilience
Shewriteswith theprecision required of a pastry chef.. .finely observeddescriptions of texture, taste and smell. Alove story,withsadness, humour and tension.Uplifting
Descriere
WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON'S DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD
'A tender and beautifully written tour-de-force on love, grief, hope and cake. If this is not the book of the summer, I will eat my wig. An absolute triumph' THE SECRET BARRISTER
'An utterly beautiful, moving, bittersweet book on love and loss. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON
_____________________________________________________
Olivia Potts' mother died when she just twenty-five. Stricken with grief, she did something life changing and rather ridiculous: she gave up a high-flying legal career to study at the notoriously difficult Le Cordon Bleu, despite not being able to cook. No one ever told Olivia you couldn't bake your way to happiness - but could you?
_______________________________________________
'A brilliant, brave and beautiful book: funny and charming; utterly inspiring and life-affirming' Olivia Sudjic
'A heart-wrenching yet humorous portrayal of grief, a delicious collection of recipes, an inspirational tale of changing careers, and a feel good love story' Vogue
'Funny, sharp and sad. I laughed so much (and I cried)' Ella Risbridger, author of Midnight Chicken
'An honest, brave and funny account of what it is to love, to lose love and how to make macarons' Red