How to eat a peach
Menus, stories and places
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group
Published:5th Apr '18
Should be back in stock very soon
The beautiful new edition of Diana Henry's classic Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons is OUT NOW
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Food Book of the Year at the 2019 André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards
'A masterpiece' - Bee Wilson, The Sunday Times
As featured on BBC Radio 4 The Food Programme 'Books of the Year 2018'
'This is an extraordinary piece of food writing, pitch perfect in every way. I couldn't love anyone who didn't love this book.' - Nigella Lawson
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards - Eurospar Cookbook of the year
'Diana Henry's How to Eat a Peach is as elegant and sparkling as a bellini'
- The Guardian 'Books of the Year'
'I adore Diana Henry's recipes - and this is a fantastic collection. They are simple, but also have a sense of occasion. The recipes come from all over the world and each menu has an evocative story to accompany it. Beautiful.' - The Times 'Best Books of the Year'
'...her best yet...superb menus evoking place and occasion with consummate elegance' - Financial Times
'The recipes are superb but, above all, Diana writes like a dream' - Daily Mail
'Any book from Diana Henry is a joy and this canny collection of menus and stories is no exception'- delicious (As featured in delicious. magazine Top 10 Food Books of 2018)
'You can always rely on Diana Henry. Her prose is elegant and evocative, her recipes pure and delectably international. This is perhaps her best yet' - Tom Parker Bowles, The Mail on Sunday 'Essential Cookbooks Published This Year'
'No one quite captures a place, a moment, a taste and a memory like she does. If you've been there before, you're transported back but if you haven't not to worry, she takes you there with her' - The Independent 'Best Books of the Year'
'The stories associated with the meals are what draw you in'- The Herald 'The Year's Best Food Books'
'A life-enhancing book' - The London Evening Standard 'Best Cookbooks To Buy This Christmas'
'...enchanting, evocative menus.' - iPaper
'One of my favourite...
Her writing is incredibly vivid: her anecdotes invite you to sit down at the table with her and taste the flavours she describes. * The Culture Whisperer 'Best Books To Gift' *
The perfect book for anyone who loves hosting, How To Eat a Peach is a great reference for how to create amazing lunch and dinner party menus and is filled with Diana Henry's favourite dishes and recipes from around the world. * Lovefood.com ‘Ultimate Food-lovers’ Christmas Gift Guide’ *
Diana Henry's How to Eat a Peach is the only book I managed to find time to write about. To be fair, I made the time to do that because it's a gem. In short, I think it's her best cookbook to date. * Ed Smith, Rocket and Squash 'Books Ideas for Christmas 2018’ *
A Masterpiece
* Bee Wilson, The Sunday Times *This is an extraordinary piece of food writing, pitch perfect in every way. I couldn't love anyone who didn't love this book. * Nigella Lawson *
Diana Henry's How to Eat a Peach is as elegant and sparkling as a bellini. * The Guardian 'Books of the Year' *
I adore Diana Henry's recipes - and this is a fantastic collection. They are simple, but also have a sense of occasion. The recipes come from all over the world and each menu has an evocative story to accompany it. Beautiful. * The Times 'Best Books of the Year' *
..her best yet...superb menus evoking place and occasion with consummate elegance * Financial Times *
The recipes are superb but, above all, Diana writes like a dream * Daily Mail *
Any book from Diana Henry is a joy and this canny collection of menus and stories is no exception. * delicious. magazine 'Top 10 Food Books of 2018' *
You can always rely on Diana Henry. Her prose is elegant and evocative, her recipes pure and delectably international. This is perhaps her best yet. * Tom Parker Bowles, The Mail on Sunday 'Essential Cookbooks Published This Year' *
No one quite captures a place, a moment, a taste and a memory like she does. If you've been there before, you're transported back but if you haven't not to worry, she takes you there with her. * The Independent 'Best Books of the Year' *
The stories associated with the meals are what draw you in. * The Herald 'The Year's Best Food Books' *
A life-enhancing book * The London Evening Standard 'Best Cookbooks To Buy This Christmas' *
...enchanting, evocative menus. * iPaper *
One of my favourite food writers with a book of 25 themed menus that I can't wait to cook. This is top of my wish list! * Good Housekeeping 'Favourite Reads to Gift' *
ISBN: 9781784722647
Dimensions: 258mm x 198mm x 30mm
Weight: 1138g
256 pages