CRAVE

Observer Food Monthly top 20 food books of 2021 Waterstones best food and drink books 2021 Longlisted for BBC Radio 4 The Food Programme Cookbooks of the Year 2021 A deliciously inviting book crammed with recipes that had me reaching for the post it notes Nigella Lawson The recipes will dazzle and delight Nigel Slater Once again Ed Smith has done something really smart Cooking the flavors we are craving in any given moment the resulting book feels so novel and fresh Ed s writing is thoughtful and conversational his recipes confident and delicious Yotam Ottolenghi 6 Flavor Profiles Over 100 recipes Every craving covered Why do we choose to cook the things we do when we do Most of the time it is simply so we can eat what we really fancy a subconscious response to a constantly fluctuating state of mind and appetite that s influenced by mood season weather memory occasion outside events and internal feelings Ed Smith helps his readers home in on their cravings whatever the reason for them by organizing his recipes within six cleverly conceived flavor profiles fresh and fragrant chili and heat tart and sour curried and spiced rich and savory and best of all cheesy and creamy There s also a directory of alternative cravings at the back