A Half Baked Idea
Winner of the Fortnum & Mason’s Debut Food Book Award
WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON'S DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD 'A tender and beautifully written tour-de-force on love, grief, hope and cake. If this is not the book of the summer, I will eat my wig. An absolute triumph' THE SECRET BARRISTER 'An utterly beautiful, moving, bittersweet book on love and loss. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON _____________________________________________________ Olivia Potts' mother died when she just twenty-five. Stricken with grief, she did something life changing and rather ridiculous: she gave up a high-flying legal career to study at the notoriously difficult Le Cordon Bleu, despite not being able to cook. No one ever told Olivia you couldn't bake your way to happiness - but could you? _______________________________________________ 'A brilliant, brave and beautiful book: funny and charming; utterly inspiring and life-affirming' Olivia Sudjic 'A heart-wrenching yet humorous portrayal of grief, a delicious collection of recipes, an inspirational tale of changing careers, and a feel good love story' Vogue 'Funny, sharp and sad. I laughed so much (and I cried)' Ella Risbridger, author of Midnight Chicken 'An honest, brave and funny account of what it is to love, to lose love and how to make macarons' Red
A funny memoir about one woman's journey from criminal barrister to patissiere. When Olivia Potts was 25, her mother died. Grief-stricken, she gave up a high-flying legal career to study at Le Cordon Bleu, despite not being able to cook. Now in paperback.
| Autor: | Potts, Olivia |
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| ISBN: | 9780241380468 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Penguin Books |
| Veröffentlicht: | 30.07.2020 |
| Untertitel: | Winner of the Fortnum & Mason’s Debut Food Book Award |
| Schlagworte: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Culinary BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cakes COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Desserts COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pies COOKING / Methods / Baking COOKING / Methods / Garnishing & Food Presentation COOKING / Methods / Professional Cakes, baking, icing & sugarcraft Cookery dishes and courses: desserts Desserts England FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance Food & society baking |
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