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I can't imagine anyone being impressed with a present of a gift wrapped CD or a download licence for a cookbook.
As FoodMan and snowangel have posted, nothing can replace the feel of a book.
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I'm adding my vote for "How To Eat".
Even if you never cook from it, her writing is just so enjoyable to read.
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The title "Arabesque" was used by both Greg Malouf and Claudia Roden, but the full titles of both books were different. However, the name "Arabesque" was the prominent part of the title.
"Arabesque - Modern Middle Eastern Food". Malouf used it first in 1999.
"Arabesque - A Taste of Morocca, Turkey, and Lebanon" was released by Roden in 2005 (?).
Malouf is re-releasing his book this year under the alternative title of "Artichoke to Za'atar - Modern Middle Eastern Food"
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Books that I'm interested in for 2008:
Artichoke to Za'atar: Modern Middle Eastern Food by Greg Malouf
I believe that this is a repackaging/update of one of his previous books, "Arabesque".
Nonetheless, Arabesque is a wonderful book, so if you don't have it, Artichoke to Za'atar will be a great addition to any collection of Middle Eastern cookbooks.
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I got Three Star Chef for Christmas as well.
This was the Gordon Ramsay book that I've been waiting for him to do, and it was worth the wait.The recipes (at least some of them) actually looks doable, surprisingly enough.If you look on the credits page at the back, down the bottom, he's made a comment that the recipes were tested to make sure that they could be done in a domestic kitchen.
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Would adding MSG into the dishes make them more authentic?
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"Turquoise - A Chef's Journey Through Turkey" by Greg and Lucy Malouf has just been released. It's a hardback and sells for $AUS70.00 It's a travel/writing/photography/recipe book with a similar feel to the books released by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid.
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I also tried Grill'd in St. Kilda and wasn't impressed. The meat was flavorless and tasted almost like a garden burger.
Grill'd has been useless for a long time. When it first started, it was very good. The burgers were tasty and the pricing was good. But with more shops, the quality has gone down, the prices have gone up, and it has become a rip off.
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Greg and Lucy Malouf have a new book out. It's called "Turquoise - A Chef's Journey Through Turkey". It's in the same style as "Saha" and the price is $70.
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I got a copy of Shannon Bennett's "My Vue" from him at the Star Chefs conference in New York. He had flown from Melbourne the day before but was still composed enough to give a very good demonstration.
Speaking of Shannon Bennett, he's got his 2nd cookbook out. It's titled, "My French Vue - Bistro Cooking At Home" and it costs $49.95.
I had a flick through it, and I think the Justin North book is a better buy.
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Matthew Evans has released "The Weekend Cook", and it sells for $35.
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Of more interest is Maggie Beer's new book. It's called "Maggie's Harvest" and it's a 600 page monster and it'll set you back $100.
The RRP is $125. It's $100 at Readings, and $85 at Borders.
Greg Doyle has released "Pier" which has recipes from his seafood restaurant. It's a very glossy preduction like the Botanical/Lake House etc. cookbooks, and it'll set you back $85.
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"Holiday" by Bill Granger. It's the usual from Granger - lot's of quick and easy recipes, plenty of photos of Granger! $AUS50.
"Maggie's Harvest" by Maggie Beer. This is a 600 page monster. She divides the book into seasons, and then into ingredients that fall into each season. From there, she writes about how she produces the ingredients at her farm, about the ingredient itself and then provides recipes. People who love the likes of Stephanie Alexander, Alice Waters, Elizabeth David and Amander Hesser will like this book. IT'll set you back $AUS100.
"MoVida" by Camorra and Cornish. MoVida is a Spanish restaurant in Melbourne, Australia, and naturally, this book is full of Spanish recipes (adapted to Australia). $AUS45.
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Bought this yesterday at Borders
Completely on impulse as I was there for something else and hadn't expected to see it. It's a very pretty book, but I haven't had a proper read yet. A little flimsy-seeming; shall see how it holds up. Ironically for a cooking book, it doesn't smell very nice. But I daresay that will fade with time.Yeah, I saw the MoVida book at Readings (and as Lamington posted, it's $45). And as you've posted, the book itself feels quite flimsy and there's this very earthy smell to the paper (oddly, I kind of like the smell
).Other new books released are
"Holiday" by Bill Granger ($50). It's the usual stuff, lot's of quick and easy recipes, and as Lethlean pointed out in his column in Epicure, plenty of pictures of Bill Granger.
Of more interest is Maggie Beer's new book. It's called "Maggie's Harvest" and it's a 600 page monster and it'll set you back $100. Curiously, each copy was wapped in brown paper at Readings. Anyway, the book is divided into seasons, and then further divided into ingredients appropriate to each season. She writes about her farm, the ingredient, and then gives some recipes.
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Yep yep, for me it's not the fact that it's basic though (becaues I NEED basic recipes
) but mainly because the recipes are fairly mainstream Chinese....which is another reason why I'm so excited about this new book of her's! The recipes are off-beat but also authentic 
You should try and get "Simply Asian" by Neil Perry. Excellent recipes, and many of them aren't at all difficult.
Then there's "The Wisdom Of the Chinese Kitchen" by Grace Young. If you're anything like me, you'll recognise plenty of the recipes and traditions in that book.
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Is the Justin North book better than the Becasse book?
"Becasse" and "French Lessons" are different types of books, so I don't think you can say that one is better than the other. It just depends on what you're after.
I love the "Becasse" book because of the essays about his suppliers and the recipes being presented as they would be done in his restaurant.
By contrast, "French Lessons" (which I don't own, I've just browsed through it) has the home cook in mind. I'm not going to buy this book as I have many of the recipes and techniques in other books in my collection. But if someone asked me to recommend a book for beginners or a good one for the home cook, then this one would be as good as any other one.
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"Cheese Slices" by Will Studd. It's a comprehensive book about cheese, covering everything from selection of milk to the final product. $AUS 80.
"French Lessons" by Justin North. A very good book for those who want to get into French cooking. $AUS 60.
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Christmas must be just around the corner with all the new cookbooks appearing in the books. Just sticking to the Australian titles, here's two more:
"Cheese Slices" by Will Studd. It looks like a very comprehensive book about cheese covering everything from the milk used to the final product. About $80 iirc.
"French Lessons" by Justin North. It appears to be a very good beginners book for those who want to learn about French cooking. $60.
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What sort of place are you looking for? Somewhere a bit quieter with well spaced tables? Or are you just entertaining, so you want somewhere with a bit of atmosphere? How much do you want to spend? What sort of food are you after?
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I've got her 'Heart & Soul' cookbook -really good stuff! Haven't got around to cooking anything from it yet though...will get around to it some time lol.
I love cooking from "Heart And Soul". Everything that I've cooked from that book has been superb.
Her first cookbook, "Recipies and Stories" is also very good.
I didn't buy "Simple Chinese Cooking" as I found the recipes, well, too simple for my liking.
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Kylie Kwong recently released a new cookbook named "My China". Has anyone purchased it yet? I'm thinking about it but considering it's fairly pricey atm (well it did JUST land on the shelves),
You should be able to get it at Borders for $50 (normal RRP is $70), and I would think that K-Mart and Target will also be selling it at a heavily discounted price.
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Kylie Kwong has released "My China - A Feast For All The Senses" in Australia. It's a hardback, around $AUS70, and she writes about her travels around China with recipes from each region that she's visited.
Jill Dupleix has a new cookbook, "Lighten Up", and it follows the style of all her recent cookbooks with quick and simple recipes. $AUS40.
Finally, there's "Secrets Of The Red Lantern" by Nguyen/Nguyen/Jensen. It's a very personal book with many personal stories and photographs and lot and plenty of Vietnamese recipes. This book will set you back $AUS60.
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Kylie Kwong's new cookbook is out. It's called "My China - A Feast For All The Senses". It's a hardback, costs $70, and it looks like she's written about her travels around China with recipes from each region.
Continuing on the Asian theme, Pauline Nguyen, Luke Nguyen, and Mark Jensen have released "Secrets of the Red Lantern - Stories and Recipes from the Heart". IT's $60 and it's a beautiful book. Lot's of personal photography, writing, and Vietnamese recipes.
There's also "Lighten Up" by Jill Dupleix at $40. It follows the same style as her other cookbooks with quick and simple recipes.
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Ok huge problem (for me) guys!
I've had the Kylie Kwong: Heart & Soul cookbook for awhile but can't even get a start on cooking some of the dishes simply because I have NO idea what she means by "1 quantity"! What does that amount to? What IS 'quantity' (in terms of measurements)?!
She uses the term in several recipes, for eg the 'red-braised beef chuck with chinese marbled eggs' (which I'm dying to try btw).
I urgently need help!
I don't have the cookbook in front of me right now, but for instance, if the book says, "1 quantity of red braising sauce", go to the back of the cookbook where you'll find a recipe for the red marinating sauce. If you follow that recipe and make it up, then you'll have "1 quantity" of that item.
Aussie Chefs' Cookbooks
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"The Press Club - Modern Greek Cookery" by George Columbaris is out for $45. I haven't been to the Press Club, but from looking at the cookbook, I think I'll be heading there. From the book, it looks like Greek cooking meets haute French.
"Cooking At Home" by Karen Martini is now available for $55. I think it's a collection of recipes from her newspaper column.