JOHNSON, SIMON — Providore

Australia, Hodder Headline Australia Ltd. 1999. Hardcover with dust jacket, 29cm. Book, 200pp as crisp as the day they were baked, 1.3kg packed to post. Lavishly illusrated collection of recipes accompanied by a discussion of a range of food and beverages - for example oils, cheese, grains, pulses, fungi, vinegar, condiments, chocolate, tea and coffee. Recipes include sourdough bread, truffled chicken and steamed surf clams. Discusses the way in which various ingredients are produced and emphasises the importance of selecting quality ingredients. Includes an index. The author is a providore and food educator. Glorious book. Excellent/Excellent.