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1080 recipes from Spain
In 1972 the first edition of Simone Ortega’s cookbook 1080 recetas de cocina was released. The cookbook is now on it’s 48th edition and it’s been bought by more than 2 million spaniards. In 2007 Simone Ortega, in collaboration with her her daughter Inés Ortega, released two english versions of 1080 recetas de cocina (1080 Recipes). The british version is publish by Phaidon and it’s wonderfully and playfully illustrated by designer Javier Mariscal. Simone Ortega passed away in 2008 but her legacy lives on through her legendary cookbook.
Best Indian cookbook in the world
It has taken 20 years of research by author and culinary academic Pushpesh Pant to collect all the over 1000 recipes that make the massive cookbook with the simple name, India Cookbook. India is a huge country with a rich culinary tradition so I can that it takes time to gather all the recipes but 20 years is impressive. And Pushpesh Pant quest hasn’t gone by unnoticed, his cookbook was recently named the best Indian cookbook in the world at the prestigious Gourmand Cookbook Awards in Paris. The cookbook was designed by Frost Design and it comes nicely packaged in a canvas bag that reminds of a sack of rice. Photos from and of the book can be found after the jump. > India Cookbook > Frost DesignGo on
La Puglia in un piatto
If you ask “if you can only eat food from one country, what country would that be?” I think many of us would say Italy. The italian cuisine is versatile and it differs from the region to region. The design agency Usopposto have designed La Puglia in un piatto (Apulia on a plate) a cookbook that celebrates the food from one of those regions, Apulia. The cookbook containing 60 recipes that are accompanied by a series of graphic interpretations graphics applied to ceramic plates. They’ve also made a bespoke graphical font for the book that you can download from here. And you’ll find a bunch of photos of the book after the jump.Go on
What to Cook and How to Cook it
Jane Hornby is an experienced food writer and cook and she recently released What to Cook and How to Cook it. The book is the ultimate cookbook for beginners and shows how to cook food in easy steps. And it has a wonderful illustrated cover by Jeffery Fisher. More pics of the book after the jump. > What to Cook and How to Cook it > Jane Hornby > Phaidon PressGo on
Great stuff. Your cookbook posts are causing my bank account some pain ;0)
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