This cookbook is the latest item on my wishlist! It weighs 20kg and costs around $900!!! All the authors have collective knowledge encompassing the realms of science, invention and, of course, cooking. Author Nathan Myhrvold was the CTO of Microsoft, before he set off on a mission to make the world's greatest cookbook.
Modernist Cuisine is one of the most complete cooking references you could ever get. It tells you how to do something and why, with techniques that translate to both commercial and domestic kitchens. Filled with stunning photography, this would be a lifetime investment for any food fanatic.
2. A Tasty Drop or Two
At the Taste of New Zealand Festival recently I was privy to some of France and New Zealand's finest drops. Here's a few of my top picks (there were many!):
- Rolly Gassmann Gewurztraminer, Alsace, France - Dinner with Rick Stein introduced me to a host of amazing French wines and this one really stuck in my mind.
- Stolen Rum - The lovely ladies on the stand were very good to us and I thoroughly enjoyed both the white and gold.
- Hawkes Ridge Tempranillo, Hawkes Bay, NZ - This is a traditional red variety from Rioja in Spain, adopted by kiwis and grown here in our very own Hawkes Bay. We love local!
3. Upcoming 'custom greens' for True South
We are still waiting for the sun to really heat up and get the plants going, but you can definitely look forward to beautiful and fresh pearl onion, golden & striped beetroot, wet garlic, rainbow beet, cavalo nero and basil!
You will have to wait and see which dishes we will be transforming these into, but I definitely having a few top secret plans under way that will be revealed in good time, so stay tuned ...
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