Cooks' Books

How do you make the perfect risotto? Poach a perfect salmon? Make the dreamiest chocolate cake? This book will give you the best, most accessible and most workable recipes for 50 classic dishes culled from 100 cookbooks stretching back over the last 100 years. No more searching through your cookbook collection to find the recipe for Shepherd's Pie, Seared Tuna or the Curry Sauce that really works - you'll have it all here, from Steak Tartare to Tarte Tatin, from bacon sandwiches to the perfect Christmas turkey.