Paperback. Ring-bound green cover with white title.

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Now an exceedingly rare book

The great chef series of TV shows preceded today’s cooking shows. I don’t even know if they are available on DVD though you still may be able to find some VCR copies. The cookbooks are an accompaniment to the videos and as such, sometimes the proportions, times, and directions are a bit off. It is in this regard that you have to sort of read between the lines and think your way through creating the recipes. That said, if you keep that in mind you can create some great meals using this book. A few of my favorites from the book are the Veal Adriana, Chicken with Pink and Green Peppercorns, and Bombay Madness. When I had my original copy of the book in the early ’80’s the Veal Adriana recipe of Adriana Giramonti got me started with mustard sauces which I have continued to use through the years When I recently got another copy (mine gone via divorce years ago) I fixed the Bombay Madness (mad in that Indians don’t eat beef) and the steamed filet mignons were wonderful. The chicken dish is a Rene Verdon dish which was more work, has taken a few times to make and get better at it too will be something I’ll do more regularly. The bottom line is, if you stumble across this book (as you won’t find it new) you can pick it up at a low price and it is very worthwhile. I’d love to find out if there are dvd’s available as I would like to find them.

NOTE: This is an original  book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG. Note: Jack founded the Michelin Guide ‘Midsummer House’- Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam. 

In 2008, Jack was one of the co-founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, alongside other members of the Department, and acted as the Foundation’s Chair. The project’s original goals were modest: to build and distribute low-cost computers for prospective applicants to our Computer Science degree. Initially the project was a “success disaster”, as Jack would say, as demand far outstripped the low-scale manufacturing plans. Ultimately the Raspberry Pi became the UK’s most successful computer with more than 60 million sold to date. Jack was drawn to the educational possibilities of the Raspberry Pi, its potential uses in emerging economies and the way it could support self-directed learning.