Description
Winner of the Jane Grigson Trust Award 2018, this vibrant book discovers how vinegars can be your secret weapon in the kitchen
About the Author
Angela Clutton is a food writer and food historian. She has written on food and drink for publications including the Daily Telegraph, the Independent and Country Life; and she has a regular column for Borough Market for whom she is also a recipe writer, demonstration cook and hosts the hugely popular Borough Market Cookbook Club. Television work includes being the featured food historian on BBC TV's Rip Off Britain, Food. Angela is the Co-Chair of The Guild of Food Writers. The Vinegar Cupboard won the Jane Grigson Trust Award 2018.
Reviews
It's not surprising that I was drawn to this book ... what the emphasis on vinegar as an ingredient really does here is point up the importance of balance in cooking... I have grown to find it essential. * Nigella Lawson *
Written with such knowledge and enthusiasm... If you care about flavour you'll love this book. * Diana Henry *
Incredibly informative and truly fascinating book. A must for all keen cooks. * Gill Meller *
Fascinating cookbook * Melissa Hemsley *
What an amazing book * Olia Hercules *
Such an elegant book and essential reading if you are a food nerd like me. * Russell Norman *
An exceptional, deeply researched, carefully written and joyfully good read about the vast and fascinating world of an essential - and for me little known - ingredient. It whips you along like a good TV series; navigating history, science, alchemy and the globe with ease; and Angela is a bloody good writer. * Rachel Roddy *
In The Vinegar Cupboard, Angela Clutton has given us everything you ever needed to know about this vital ingredient for good cooking. Her recipes are from every corner of the world and this book belongs on every professional chef's and any serious cook's library. * Ken Hom *
This book is a gem - a guide as well as an inspiration, that gives a thrilling insight into the dazzlingly varied, glorious and intriguing but still hardly known world of vinegars. * Claudia Roden *
The Vinegar Cupboard is an authoritative compendium on the history, production and benefits of a broad spectrum of vinegars from around the world ... interspersed with recipes demonstrating how they can be used in dishes both savoury and sweet. * Sunday Times *
A fascinating read with gorgeous recipes. * Delicious Magazine *
The Vinegar Cupboard will teach you how to use this underrated ingredient to enhance your cooking, as well as highlighting the forgotten health benefits. * Independent, IndyEats *
A bible of the history and science behind the kitchen staple ... thoroughly recommend it to anyone who wishes to expand their knowledge of this fascinating ingredient. * Caterer *
The Vinegar Cupboard sees [Angela] smash the perception that vinegar is a one-note, generic pantry item, and explore its history, uses and culinary possibilities. -- Ella Walker * Press Association *
Part-history, part-science lesson, part-recipe collection - with advice on how to taste, store and most importantly use vinegar creatively - this is an extraordinary book, and, I have to confess, one I wish I had written! -- Sudi Pigott * Life Spectator *
Awards
Winner of The Jane Grigson Trust Award for New Food and Drink Writers 2018 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781472958112
Author Angela Clutton
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Bloomsbury Absolute
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 1046g