Week In, Week Out

Collected newspaper columns but none the less desirable for that. Hopkinson's previous cookbook, Roast Chicken and Other Stories, published back in 1994, was voted most useful cookery book of all time. His recipes work. A better choice than any of the TV-driven cookbooks that are selling so well.

Synopsis from Foyles.co.uk

Taken from his much-loved columns in "The Independent", "Week In Week Out" brings together 52 stories about ingredients with their associated recipes. Each week Simon focuses on a particular seasonal ingredient, such as scallops, or a particularly apposite dish, such as Wintery Citrus Puddings or a favourite foodie topic such as the best dishes eaten on a recent trip to Paris. The recipes all take their lead from the time of year, and use the very best in-season ingredients. Simon Hopkinson's enthusiasm for robust, flavoursome and homely cooking and quality ingredients is infectious; his writing is warm and witty and his ethos - 'cook for pleasure rather than slavishness towards fashion' permeates the book. It is a book written to be used and used regularly in a working kitchen.