But First, Dinner
Food for Our Real Lives - 'Will become a classic' Nigella Lawson
$46.80
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2026
Summary
This is a book for people who spend most of their time thinking about what to have for dinner.
For people who communicate big feelings through food.
And for people who know that a bowl of pasta is never really just a bowl of pasta.
From crispy gnocchi with hot and sour tomatoes and grated halloumi to chubby ricotta basil dumplings, from spatchcocked chicken with pepper sauce to salty coconut granola, this is a book bursting with over sixty mouthwatering recipe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399629072 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399629077 |
| Author: | Eleanor Steafel |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 224mm x 154mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Essential reading, as far as I’m concerned … Will become a classic – NIGELLA LAWSONBrilliant. Once-in-a-generation warm, accessible food writing of the sort that makes you want to lick the page. You’ll want a copy for the kitchen and another one to keep by your bed – INDIA KNIGHTEllie Steafel has a Laurie Colwin-like ability to put into words the endless internal dialogue so many of us have about what we do (and don’t) want to eat, with recipe suggestions so perfect I felt she was reading my mind: simply wonderful – RACHEL RODDYA down-to-earth celebration of real people, real lives and good food. This delightful book could persuade any lazy cook to beat time with a wooden spoon and dance joyfully to the rhythm … One of the most beguiling features of the book is the personal element, expressed in both mini essays and asides. Endearingly, Steafel gives of herself in an open, generous way you won’t find in Mary Berry or Jamie Oliver … This is a happy book, casual, slangy and full of soul * MAIL ON SUNDAY, Book of the Week *Personal but grounded, offering recipes that feel achievable rather than aspirational – SHEERLUXE
About The Author
Eleanor Steafel
Eleanor Steafel is a food writer and journalist. She was a feature writer at the Daily Telegraph for over a decade and is now Lifestyle Director for House & Garden. Her first book, The Art of Friday Night Dinner, was shortlisted for the Fortnum and Mason Award for debut cookbook.
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