Fork In Review

Jan Hume

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Book Review: “Plats du Jour” by William Black

William Black spent years going backwards and forwards from France to the UK as a fish dealer. Consequently, he met lots of French people in and around the hospitality industry and learnt a fair bit about the history of French food, haute cuisine, regional dishes, markets and the best vendors. Like Rick Stein, he as […]

Book Review: “The Ten (Food) Commandments” by Jay Rayner

This is an amusing little book. Rayner pulls no punches and can’t stand bullshit. To promote the book, he did a tour of stage shows in Britain, dressed as Moses holding pizza boxes (instead of stones) with ‘Do as I say’ written on them. As the food columnist for The Observer he has a bit […]

Book Review:   “The Angry Chef” by Anthony Warner

  In this book, the angry chef demolishes food fads. If you are sick of kale and quinoa on every café menu, then this book is for you. Warner did a degree in biochemistry, but later became a chef because he wants people to enjoy food, not food fads. Later, he became The Angry Chef […]