Author: Broadsheet Media
Publisher: Plum
ISBN: 9781760986674
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
HOMEMADE is a love letter to Melbourne food and the people we share it with, featuring 80 diverse and cook-able recipes for home - curated by Broadsheet - by the city's best food innovators. With added context about why chefs do things the way they do, it's a book that will teach people how to cook, not just follow a recipe. The featured dishes are not about taking something out of a restaurant and serving it at home, but about the perfect dish for home. This is a celebration of the diversity, positivity and innovation that defines Melbourne food culture, and which evolved into something even more special in 2020. The past year changed dining in Melbourne and how we think about chefs, restaurants and their place in our lives. We turned to chefs and our city's food community for lessons and inspiration on how to cook simple things well. We couldn't go to restaurants, so we brought the restaurants to us. Featuring recipes by Melbourne's restaurant royalty, pioneers, young guns, beloved home cooks and the next generation of top chefs, this is an homage to the people, creative minds and places that have made Melbourne one of the finest food cities in the world. Contributors include: Andrew McConnell, Tony Tan, Rita Macali, Shane Delia, Guy Grossi, Shannon Martinez, Frank Camorra, Abla Amad, Julia Busuttil Nishimura, Raph Rashid, Lisa Valmorbida and Rosheen Kaul.
Home Made
Author: Broadsheet Media
Publisher: Plum
ISBN: 9781760986674
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
HOMEMADE is a love letter to Melbourne food and the people we share it with, featuring 80 diverse and cook-able recipes for home - curated by Broadsheet - by the city's best food innovators. With added context about why chefs do things the way they do, it's a book that will teach people how to cook, not just follow a recipe. The featured dishes are not about taking something out of a restaurant and serving it at home, but about the perfect dish for home. This is a celebration of the diversity, positivity and innovation that defines Melbourne food culture, and which evolved into something even more special in 2020. The past year changed dining in Melbourne and how we think about chefs, restaurants and their place in our lives. We turned to chefs and our city's food community for lessons and inspiration on how to cook simple things well. We couldn't go to restaurants, so we brought the restaurants to us. Featuring recipes by Melbourne's restaurant royalty, pioneers, young guns, beloved home cooks and the next generation of top chefs, this is an homage to the people, creative minds and places that have made Melbourne one of the finest food cities in the world. Contributors include: Andrew McConnell, Tony Tan, Rita Macali, Shane Delia, Guy Grossi, Shannon Martinez, Frank Camorra, Abla Amad, Julia Busuttil Nishimura, Raph Rashid, Lisa Valmorbida and Rosheen Kaul.
Publisher: Plum
ISBN: 9781760986674
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
HOMEMADE is a love letter to Melbourne food and the people we share it with, featuring 80 diverse and cook-able recipes for home - curated by Broadsheet - by the city's best food innovators. With added context about why chefs do things the way they do, it's a book that will teach people how to cook, not just follow a recipe. The featured dishes are not about taking something out of a restaurant and serving it at home, but about the perfect dish for home. This is a celebration of the diversity, positivity and innovation that defines Melbourne food culture, and which evolved into something even more special in 2020. The past year changed dining in Melbourne and how we think about chefs, restaurants and their place in our lives. We turned to chefs and our city's food community for lessons and inspiration on how to cook simple things well. We couldn't go to restaurants, so we brought the restaurants to us. Featuring recipes by Melbourne's restaurant royalty, pioneers, young guns, beloved home cooks and the next generation of top chefs, this is an homage to the people, creative minds and places that have made Melbourne one of the finest food cities in the world. Contributors include: Andrew McConnell, Tony Tan, Rita Macali, Shane Delia, Guy Grossi, Shannon Martinez, Frank Camorra, Abla Amad, Julia Busuttil Nishimura, Raph Rashid, Lisa Valmorbida and Rosheen Kaul.
The Broadsheet Italian Cookbook
Author: Broadsheet Media
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646988443
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Broadsheet Italian Cookbook is a collection of 80 recipes from the best Italian restaurants and chefs in Australia, as well as those whose menus have been inspired and influenced by our deep Italian heritage.Its pages tell the story of Italian food institutions and pioneers in five cities around Australia; of the red-pasta joints and delis that feed us Italian everyday, and the fine diners that push the cuisine forward every night. You'll find osso bucco and tiramisu alongside miso-strone and pita pockets filled with chinese Bolognese and mozzarella. This is a book for the home cook and entertainer, filled with perfect mid-week dishes alongside inspiring weekend projects.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646988443
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Broadsheet Italian Cookbook is a collection of 80 recipes from the best Italian restaurants and chefs in Australia, as well as those whose menus have been inspired and influenced by our deep Italian heritage.Its pages tell the story of Italian food institutions and pioneers in five cities around Australia; of the red-pasta joints and delis that feed us Italian everyday, and the fine diners that push the cuisine forward every night. You'll find osso bucco and tiramisu alongside miso-strone and pita pockets filled with chinese Bolognese and mozzarella. This is a book for the home cook and entertainer, filled with perfect mid-week dishes alongside inspiring weekend projects.
Soy Sauce, Sugar, Mirin
Author: Harvard Wang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646831817
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Since August 2020, I shared my first Japanese curry recipe to a Facebook cooking group - 'Subtle Asian Cooking', and it gathered 2K+ likes overnight. I then compiled all my recipes into a cookbook and sold out the first 450 copies. Included in the book are 40 normal recipes that I cook for my normal family and friends, with little tricks that you don't find in vanilla cookbooks. Guaranteed to contain no word salad consisting 'memories', 'inspiration', 'enjoying the moment', 'love', 'epiphany', puns, exotic travel photography or random lemons in a fruit basket.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646831817
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Since August 2020, I shared my first Japanese curry recipe to a Facebook cooking group - 'Subtle Asian Cooking', and it gathered 2K+ likes overnight. I then compiled all my recipes into a cookbook and sold out the first 450 copies. Included in the book are 40 normal recipes that I cook for my normal family and friends, with little tricks that you don't find in vanilla cookbooks. Guaranteed to contain no word salad consisting 'memories', 'inspiration', 'enjoying the moment', 'love', 'epiphany', puns, exotic travel photography or random lemons in a fruit basket.
FOODHEIM
Author: Eric Wareheim
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 198485853X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one half of the cult comedy duo Tim & Eric comes the culinary bible for modern food freaks, showing you how to throw epic parties, suck the marrow out of life, and cook better than your grandmother. ONE OF THE TEN BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker • ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: New York Post • “A book with all the recipes to Wareheim’s insanely delicious secret sauces? And a sneak peek at the man behind the curtain?? I’ll take two please . . . extra crispy!!!”—Jack Black Director and actor Eric Wareheim might be known for his comedy, but his passion for food and drink is no joke. For the last fifteen years he has been traveling the world in search of the best bites and sips, learning from top chefs and wine professionals along the way. His devotion to beautiful natural wine, the freshest seafood crudos, and perfectly cooked rib-eyes is legit. And now he wants to share with you everything he’s learned on this epic food journey. In Foodheim, Wareheim takes readers deep into his foodscape with chapters on topics like circle foods (burgers, tacos), grandma foods (pasta, meatballs), and juicy foods (steak, ribs). Alongside recipes for Chicken Parm with Nonna Sauce, Personal Pan Pep Pep, and Crudite Extreme with Dill Dippers, you will discover which eight cocktail recipes you should know by heart, how to saber a bottle of bubbly, and what you need to do to achieve handmade pasta perfection at home. Written with award-winning cookbook editor Emily Timberlake and featuring eye-popping photographs and art chronicling Wareheim's evolution as a drinker, how to baby your pizza dough into pie perfection, and more, Foodheim is the ultimate book for anyone who lives to eat. Praise for Foodheim “We are all searching for greatness, and Eric is what we are searching for in ourselves. Through his searching we don’t need to search: we have found. Eric is my Martha Stewart, my mother. He’s the maître d, the Emeril Lagasse, the Andre Agassi, the Dennis Rodman. He’s true love and commitment to the craft of the food. He is food.”—Matty Matheson “Eric has written an instant classic that will command prime real estate in every young culinary enthusiast’s kitchen. People will say about Foodheim what past generations have said about Joy of Cooking, ’This book taught me how to cook.’ If this book existed as a resource for me when I was making my bones, I would surely be more successful today. Hail, Foodheim!”—Kris Yenbamroong, chef and owner of NIGHT + MARKET
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 198485853X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one half of the cult comedy duo Tim & Eric comes the culinary bible for modern food freaks, showing you how to throw epic parties, suck the marrow out of life, and cook better than your grandmother. ONE OF THE TEN BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker • ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: New York Post • “A book with all the recipes to Wareheim’s insanely delicious secret sauces? And a sneak peek at the man behind the curtain?? I’ll take two please . . . extra crispy!!!”—Jack Black Director and actor Eric Wareheim might be known for his comedy, but his passion for food and drink is no joke. For the last fifteen years he has been traveling the world in search of the best bites and sips, learning from top chefs and wine professionals along the way. His devotion to beautiful natural wine, the freshest seafood crudos, and perfectly cooked rib-eyes is legit. And now he wants to share with you everything he’s learned on this epic food journey. In Foodheim, Wareheim takes readers deep into his foodscape with chapters on topics like circle foods (burgers, tacos), grandma foods (pasta, meatballs), and juicy foods (steak, ribs). Alongside recipes for Chicken Parm with Nonna Sauce, Personal Pan Pep Pep, and Crudite Extreme with Dill Dippers, you will discover which eight cocktail recipes you should know by heart, how to saber a bottle of bubbly, and what you need to do to achieve handmade pasta perfection at home. Written with award-winning cookbook editor Emily Timberlake and featuring eye-popping photographs and art chronicling Wareheim's evolution as a drinker, how to baby your pizza dough into pie perfection, and more, Foodheim is the ultimate book for anyone who lives to eat. Praise for Foodheim “We are all searching for greatness, and Eric is what we are searching for in ourselves. Through his searching we don’t need to search: we have found. Eric is my Martha Stewart, my mother. He’s the maître d, the Emeril Lagasse, the Andre Agassi, the Dennis Rodman. He’s true love and commitment to the craft of the food. He is food.”—Matty Matheson “Eric has written an instant classic that will command prime real estate in every young culinary enthusiast’s kitchen. People will say about Foodheim what past generations have said about Joy of Cooking, ’This book taught me how to cook.’ If this book existed as a resource for me when I was making my bones, I would surely be more successful today. Hail, Foodheim!”—Kris Yenbamroong, chef and owner of NIGHT + MARKET
Australian Food
Author: Bill Granger
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1761060252
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
In the 20 years since Bill Granger published his first book of recipes, Sydney Food, the world has fallen in love with the joyfully casual Australian way of eating. As a self-taught cook, straight out of art school, Bill furnished his first street-corner eatery in minimalist style, serving a small but perfectly formed menu of domestic dishes around a central communal table. He captured the hearts of Sydneysiders and visitors alike, while setting an exciting new standard for cafe dining. Since then, Bill has been crowned the 'egg master of Sydney' (New York Times 2002), the 'king of breakfast' (The Telegraph Magazine 2016), the 'creator of avocado toast' (Washington Post 2016) and 'the restaurateur most responsible for the Australian cafe's global reach' (The New Yorker 2018). Nowadays, from Sydney to Tokyo, and London to Seoul, queues form to enjoy ricotta hotcakes ('Sydney's most iconic dish' Good Food 2019), fluffy scrambled eggs, lively salads and punchy curries. It is a bright picture of Australian food that has travelled across the globe, packed with fresh flavours and local produce, healthy but never preachy, whose main ingredient seems to be sunshine itself. The plates at any of Bill's restaurants are more sophisticated today, reflecting decades of global experience and culinary creativity - but the warmth of atmosphere and joy of eating remain the same.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1761060252
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
In the 20 years since Bill Granger published his first book of recipes, Sydney Food, the world has fallen in love with the joyfully casual Australian way of eating. As a self-taught cook, straight out of art school, Bill furnished his first street-corner eatery in minimalist style, serving a small but perfectly formed menu of domestic dishes around a central communal table. He captured the hearts of Sydneysiders and visitors alike, while setting an exciting new standard for cafe dining. Since then, Bill has been crowned the 'egg master of Sydney' (New York Times 2002), the 'king of breakfast' (The Telegraph Magazine 2016), the 'creator of avocado toast' (Washington Post 2016) and 'the restaurateur most responsible for the Australian cafe's global reach' (The New Yorker 2018). Nowadays, from Sydney to Tokyo, and London to Seoul, queues form to enjoy ricotta hotcakes ('Sydney's most iconic dish' Good Food 2019), fluffy scrambled eggs, lively salads and punchy curries. It is a bright picture of Australian food that has travelled across the globe, packed with fresh flavours and local produce, healthy but never preachy, whose main ingredient seems to be sunshine itself. The plates at any of Bill's restaurants are more sophisticated today, reflecting decades of global experience and culinary creativity - but the warmth of atmosphere and joy of eating remain the same.
The Breaking Bad Cookbook
Author: Chris Mitchell
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1784182567
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
'Wanna cook?' - Walter White 'This ain't chemistry - this is art. Cooking is art' - Jesse Pinkman For five seasons, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were undisputedly the greatest cooks in North America. From their humble origins as part-timers in a cramped (and decidedly unreliable) RV to the halcyon days in a state-of-the-art 'kitchen', the duo prospered, with competitors falling (sometimes explosively) by the wayside. Customers paid top dollar for their product. Connoisseurs came from all over the continent, and even as far afield as Europe, to sample their distinctive blue ice. The partners may have had their detractors but, without a doubt, they were the best of the best.Finally, their knowledge and expertise has been condensed into one easy-to-use cookbook. Everything from the Whites' celebrated cooked breakfast, ASAC Hank Schrader's delicious barbecue, Walter's mouth-watering Heisenburger and Gus Fring's delectable Los Pollos Hermanos fried chicken is broken down to its most basic elements, with step-by-step instructions, lists of ingredients and handy tips gleaned from the series. Copiously illustrated, here is the last word on how to cook like New Mexico's finest. Whether you favour precision and exact measurements, or prefer flair-cooking with a dash of chilli powder, this book has something for everyone - especially if you're 'breaking bad'.
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1784182567
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
'Wanna cook?' - Walter White 'This ain't chemistry - this is art. Cooking is art' - Jesse Pinkman For five seasons, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were undisputedly the greatest cooks in North America. From their humble origins as part-timers in a cramped (and decidedly unreliable) RV to the halcyon days in a state-of-the-art 'kitchen', the duo prospered, with competitors falling (sometimes explosively) by the wayside. Customers paid top dollar for their product. Connoisseurs came from all over the continent, and even as far afield as Europe, to sample their distinctive blue ice. The partners may have had their detractors but, without a doubt, they were the best of the best.Finally, their knowledge and expertise has been condensed into one easy-to-use cookbook. Everything from the Whites' celebrated cooked breakfast, ASAC Hank Schrader's delicious barbecue, Walter's mouth-watering Heisenburger and Gus Fring's delectable Los Pollos Hermanos fried chicken is broken down to its most basic elements, with step-by-step instructions, lists of ingredients and handy tips gleaned from the series. Copiously illustrated, here is the last word on how to cook like New Mexico's finest. Whether you favour precision and exact measurements, or prefer flair-cooking with a dash of chilli powder, this book has something for everyone - especially if you're 'breaking bad'.
Fine Family Cooking
Author: Tony Bilson
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1742668933
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Tony Bilson's Fine Family Cooking is the kitchen companion from Australia's original master chef to the master chefs of the future. It provides home cooks with a repertoire of recipes and techniques to create restaurant-quality dishes at home. First published 15 years ago, Fine Family Cooking's recipes are as relevant now as they were then, and this kitchen classic has been used to inspire and instruct competitors in 'Masterchef Australia'. Also available: Tony Bilson's autobiography Insatiable - a testament to one man’s capacity for reinvention and his pursuit of dining perfection.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1742668933
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Tony Bilson's Fine Family Cooking is the kitchen companion from Australia's original master chef to the master chefs of the future. It provides home cooks with a repertoire of recipes and techniques to create restaurant-quality dishes at home. First published 15 years ago, Fine Family Cooking's recipes are as relevant now as they were then, and this kitchen classic has been used to inspire and instruct competitors in 'Masterchef Australia'. Also available: Tony Bilson's autobiography Insatiable - a testament to one man’s capacity for reinvention and his pursuit of dining perfection.
Let's Fix Lunch
Author: Kat Nouri
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1797205862
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Let's Fix Lunch! makes it easy (and fun!) to prepare meals that are good for you and good for the planet. This eco-friendly cookbook features delicious, waste-free recipes for sandwiches, salads, soups, snacks, and more. An inspiring guide for anyone who wants to do their small part to save the earth, Let's Fix Lunch! makes it simple to create a sustainable, waste-free home. • Easy-to-make recipes for all home cooks • Includes more than 50 simple tips for reducing food waste and plastic use • Features a handy guide to buying in bulk, meal prepping, and food storage This eco-conscious cookbook is written by Kat Nouri, founder of the beloved, environmentally friendly kitchen brand Stasher. Let's Fix Lunch! is the perfect kitchen companion for eco-conscious parents and office workers. • Brims with bright, vivid photographs of tasty dishes and beautifully packed lunches • Perfect for anyone who tries to live a waste-free, low plastic, and environmentally friendly lifestyle • Packed with inspired, accessible meal-prep ideas and techniques • You'll love this book if you love books like The Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy and Wholesome Meals to Cook, Prep, Grab, and Go by Toby Amidor; The Just Bento Cookbook: Everyday Lunches to Go by Makiko Itoh; and The Best Homemade Kids' Lunches on the Planet: Make Lunches Your Kids Will Love with More Than 200 Deliciously Nutritious Meal Ideas by Laura Fuentes.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1797205862
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Let's Fix Lunch! makes it easy (and fun!) to prepare meals that are good for you and good for the planet. This eco-friendly cookbook features delicious, waste-free recipes for sandwiches, salads, soups, snacks, and more. An inspiring guide for anyone who wants to do their small part to save the earth, Let's Fix Lunch! makes it simple to create a sustainable, waste-free home. • Easy-to-make recipes for all home cooks • Includes more than 50 simple tips for reducing food waste and plastic use • Features a handy guide to buying in bulk, meal prepping, and food storage This eco-conscious cookbook is written by Kat Nouri, founder of the beloved, environmentally friendly kitchen brand Stasher. Let's Fix Lunch! is the perfect kitchen companion for eco-conscious parents and office workers. • Brims with bright, vivid photographs of tasty dishes and beautifully packed lunches • Perfect for anyone who tries to live a waste-free, low plastic, and environmentally friendly lifestyle • Packed with inspired, accessible meal-prep ideas and techniques • You'll love this book if you love books like The Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy and Wholesome Meals to Cook, Prep, Grab, and Go by Toby Amidor; The Just Bento Cookbook: Everyday Lunches to Go by Makiko Itoh; and The Best Homemade Kids' Lunches on the Planet: Make Lunches Your Kids Will Love with More Than 200 Deliciously Nutritious Meal Ideas by Laura Fuentes.
Cooking at Home
Author: David Chang
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 1524759252
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The founder of Momofuku cooks at home . . . and that means mostly ignoring recipes, using tools like the microwave, and taking inspiration from his mom to get a great dinner done fast. JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: New York Post, Taste of Home David Chang came up as a chef in kitchens where you had to do everything the hard way. But his mother, one of the best cooks he knows, never cooked like that. Nor did food writer Priya Krishna’s mom. So Dave and Priya set out to think through the smartest, fastest, least meticulous, most delicious, absolutely imperfect ways to cook. From figuring out the best ways to use frozen vegetables to learning when to ditch recipes and just taste and adjust your way to a terrific meal no matter what, this is Dave’s guide to substituting, adapting, shortcutting, and sandbagging—like parcooking chicken in a microwave before blasting it with flavor in a four-minute stir-fry or a ten-minute stew. It’s all about how to think like a chef . . . who’s learned to stop thinking like a chef.
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 1524759252
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The founder of Momofuku cooks at home . . . and that means mostly ignoring recipes, using tools like the microwave, and taking inspiration from his mom to get a great dinner done fast. JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: New York Post, Taste of Home David Chang came up as a chef in kitchens where you had to do everything the hard way. But his mother, one of the best cooks he knows, never cooked like that. Nor did food writer Priya Krishna’s mom. So Dave and Priya set out to think through the smartest, fastest, least meticulous, most delicious, absolutely imperfect ways to cook. From figuring out the best ways to use frozen vegetables to learning when to ditch recipes and just taste and adjust your way to a terrific meal no matter what, this is Dave’s guide to substituting, adapting, shortcutting, and sandbagging—like parcooking chicken in a microwave before blasting it with flavor in a four-minute stir-fry or a ten-minute stew. It’s all about how to think like a chef . . . who’s learned to stop thinking like a chef.
Melbourne Circle
Author: Nick Gadd
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
ISBN: 1922454079
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Over two years, writer Nick Gadd and his wife Lynne circled the city of Melbourne on foot, starting at Williamstown and ending in Port Melbourne. Along the way they uncovered lost buildings, secret places and mysterious signs that told of forgotten stories and curious characters from the past. Soon after they completed the circle, Lynne passed away from cancer. Melbourne Circle is the story of their journey, a memoir, and a stunning meditation on personal loss. ‘What a gem this book is! Oddity, wonderment, weirdness: these splendid essays reveal a marvellous Melbourne most of us have never encountered before. This is a psychogeography dense with vernacular history, humane detail, and from beneath the shadow of grief, love.’ – Gail Jones, author of Five Bells and The Death of Noah Glass ‘‘‘Psychojogging”’ and the pleasures of walking.’ – interview with Hilary Harper on Radio National, Life Matters ‘Marvellous Melbourne: the books that capture our city and its life.’ – The Age/Sydney Morning Herald ‘Melbourne Circle: Walking, Memory and Loss is a very special book. Just read it, and then take to the streets and walk with the same spirit of enquiry.’ – Sophie Cunningham, The Age ‘A beautiful meditation on the streets in which we live, ghosts, love and loss … While there is sadness in this book, Gadd writes with warmth, humour and a generosity of spirit.’ – Stephen Romei, The Weekend Australian ‘An endearing book about enduring love and serendipitous discoveries; of remnants of the past pasted onto old buildings, and the way these ghost signs are portals into another time.’ – The Saturday Paper
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
ISBN: 1922454079
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Over two years, writer Nick Gadd and his wife Lynne circled the city of Melbourne on foot, starting at Williamstown and ending in Port Melbourne. Along the way they uncovered lost buildings, secret places and mysterious signs that told of forgotten stories and curious characters from the past. Soon after they completed the circle, Lynne passed away from cancer. Melbourne Circle is the story of their journey, a memoir, and a stunning meditation on personal loss. ‘What a gem this book is! Oddity, wonderment, weirdness: these splendid essays reveal a marvellous Melbourne most of us have never encountered before. This is a psychogeography dense with vernacular history, humane detail, and from beneath the shadow of grief, love.’ – Gail Jones, author of Five Bells and The Death of Noah Glass ‘‘‘Psychojogging”’ and the pleasures of walking.’ – interview with Hilary Harper on Radio National, Life Matters ‘Marvellous Melbourne: the books that capture our city and its life.’ – The Age/Sydney Morning Herald ‘Melbourne Circle: Walking, Memory and Loss is a very special book. Just read it, and then take to the streets and walk with the same spirit of enquiry.’ – Sophie Cunningham, The Age ‘A beautiful meditation on the streets in which we live, ghosts, love and loss … While there is sadness in this book, Gadd writes with warmth, humour and a generosity of spirit.’ – Stephen Romei, The Weekend Australian ‘An endearing book about enduring love and serendipitous discoveries; of remnants of the past pasted onto old buildings, and the way these ghost signs are portals into another time.’ – The Saturday Paper