COOKBOOK: Tobie Puttock - DAILY ITALIAN

Launch head chef at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen London, and now head chef at Fifteen, Melbourne, Australia, Tobie Puttock cooks ripper Italian food. This simple, edgy and dynamic cookbook rewrites some rules and ignores others of Italian cuisine. Yet however far Tobie pushes the boundaries of traditions, he sticks closely to the guiding principle of great Italian cuisine: that cooking is, if nothing else, an act of love. "Daily Italian" is a compilation of 100 of Tobie's Italian recipes - from crumbed swordfish with rosemary or chilli and sausage and fennel risotto to fried mozzarella with saffron or chocolate and olive oil tart. These are superb recipes, rooted in classical Italian cooking, but adapted to be extra generous and easy to prepare. The book, both in terms of of the food and the look, has an energy, individuality and edginess that is contagious.

Publishers Description: Daily Italian gathers together Tobie Puttock's favourite Italian recipes, dishes he has discovered, reinvented and perfected while working as a chef in some of the worlds great Italian restaurants. Tobie's yen for simple food made from the best and freshest ingredients is evident on every page, as is his philosophy that a recipe is a blueprint, the point from which the creative cook at home can begin to explore and craft a dish based on personal taste, ability and dietary preference. This simple, edgy and energetic cookbook rewrites some rules and ignores others. But however far it pushes the boundaries of tradition, it sticks closely to the guiding principles of Italian cuisine: that cooking is, if nothing else, an act of love.

Type: Cookbook

ISBN 978-1-845633-310-2

Hard Cover, 199 Pages