Curtis Stone is a chef with impeccable credentials and a master at developing recipes for the home cook. In this book, his mission is to celebrate fresh seasonal ingredients, to stir a passion for using them innovatively, and to demystify the techniques needed for cooking with them.

Author Biography

Curtis Stone was Head Chef at Quo Vadis (a Marco Pierre White flagship) for 4 years, where he received critical acclaim. Prior to this he worked at The Cafe Royal and Mirabelle under Marco. He has appeared on Taste Today on the Taste Network, Good Food Live on UKFood, BBC2's Saturday Kitchen and ITV's This Morning. Curtis is currently in discussion with Channel 5 about a 5-part series on ingredients to appear in the autumn 2005. He also plans to open a restaurant in London later in 2005. His 15-part TV series, 'Dinner in a Box', appeared on UKFood in 2002. Curtis has also co-presented 2 x 8-part series, 'Surfing The Menu', for ABC in Australia with Ben O'Donoghue and is recording a 3rd in August 2005. Curtis also writes a regular column for Delicious Magazine in Australia. He divides his time between living in Sydney and London, W2