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The Great Culinary Renaissance we have heard so much about has done many things-given us extra virgin olive oil, better restaurants, and gastroporn-but it hasn't taught us how to cook. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars No pictures!!!!!!, Oct 29 2009

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Lewis Cruise "Dondaven" (Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Hardcover)

I like Nigella Lawson and love her TV show but if you need pictures to see the results of the recipes, please choose another cookbook of hers because this one has none! Her writting style his fun, but this book is more like a novel including recipes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Pleasure, Oct 31 2002

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This review is from: How to Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Hardcover)

Before i cooked anything from this cookbook, i was fascinated that it reads more like a lifestyle manual than a typical cookbook. Reading it i could almost hear Nigella saying the words in my head.
The recipies are fun and well thought of, her Macaronie and Cheese is fabulous, and soo easy! I enjoy laying around the house, sipping tea and reading between the recipies, because that girl has a talent for words. I love this book, she did a great job, as usual.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent advice, great food. Nigella is cool!, Oct 18 2002

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This review is from: How to Eat : The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Paperback)

Please let me say first off that I adore Nigella. She is like the cool sister you never had. She offers up recipes for just about anything you would ever want to cook, as well as her opinions in a certain way that makes me look to her a bit like one would a mentor. It's because she knows a lot about food, and has a great deal of life experience, from travelling and working as a restaurant reviewer, to share. For example, she's firm in her belief that a salad should be green or red. Choose. Either make it with lettuces or make a beautiful tomato salad -- better yet, set the ripe tomatoes in the center of the table with a knife, and let your guest have at it. It's something I'd never thought about before, and now that I have, I agree.
I consult this book for inspiration, comfort, advice, and sometimes just to fantasize about a proper British Sunday meal or some other menu. The book is interesting and fun to read, and does inspire confidence. My latest success related to this book came after consulting it for my four-year-old's birthday party. The crowning jewel was a brilliant-green Jurassic cake laden with miniature plastic toy dinosaurs and a palm tree -- it was a huge hit. (Cheese biscuit "W"s too.) I appreciate how Nigella stresses that her recipes and suggestions are meant to serve as guidelines, not rules written in stone. In fact, some of the recipes I would change and have, tweaking and improving upon them for my tastes. It's more about the approach to food and eating. Nigella is smart, smart, smart, and truly a breath of fresh air.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A groovy new take on classic kitchen tricks!
Ms. Lawson's seductive nature transfers beautifully to the page in this unusual, yet utilitarian cookbook. Classic, homey dishes are given a new 21st. Read more

Published on Jan 12 2004 by Kenneth McDaniel

5.0 out of 5 stars A Culinary Coup
How to Eat is what a cookbook should be, just like Nigella Lawson's cooking show redefines all cooking shows. Read more

Published on Oct 14 2002