Kew on a Plate with Raymond Blanc
$95.74
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2015
Summary
The best dish on Raymond’s menu, according to Raymond, is the ‘one that’s in season’.
In this unique TV series and book, Raymond Blanc and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have created a stunning Kitchen Garden at Kew to showcase the heritage and botany of our favourite plants as well as uncover their growing and cooking secrets.
We’ll explore how these plants arrived in the UK, brought back by intrepid plant hunters, how they flourished and how they spread to become part of our eve…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472224378 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147222437X |
| Author: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Raymond Blanc |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Home |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 1.10kg |
| Dimensions: | 248mm x 194mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Raymond’s experiments in growing, gathering and cooking food could it seems, even if in a small way, change the world for the better. * cityplanter.co.uk *In this unique TV series and book, Raymond Blanc and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have created a stunning Kitchen Garden at Kew to showcase the heritage and botany of our favourite plants as well as uncover their growing and cooking secrets… with a wealth of stunning historical illustrations, woodcuts and images as well as beautiful recipe photography, this will be a book to treasure for life. * booksaboutfood.com *The Kew gardeners offer their tips and expertise in growing the produce, from carrots to potatoes, rhubarb to gooseberries, apples to peas - all interwoven with Raymond’s tasting notes and wonderful recipes. * The Resident *
About The Author
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
RAYMOND BLANC is renowned for his passion for seasonal, sustainable and organic produce. When sourcing food for his two Michelin-starred restaurant, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, he makes sure to know everything about its provenance. With his gardeners, he has cultivated herb beds, a two-acre vegetable garden, a mushroom valley and heritage orchard. Raymond champions an ethical approach to cooking with sourcing and seasonality at the heart of it. He is involved in many movements and is honorary President of The Sustainable Restaurant Association and Vice President of Garden Organic.
THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW is a world-famous scientific organisation, holding an unrivalled position for its outstanding collections of plants and fungi, artefacts and art, world-class Herbarium as well as its expertise in plant diversity, conservation and sustainable development. From its beginnings as a small physic garden in 1759 it has grown to become a top international visitor attraction and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kew’s 132 hectares of stunning landscaped gardens and iconic glasshouses make it one of the world’s best-loved gardens, a paradise for plant lovers, offering a wealth of ideas and inspiration to all.
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