A Half Baked Idea

Name: A Half Baked Idea
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241380468
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Winner of the Fortnum & Mason’s Debut Food Book Award

By Olivia Potts

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Summary

A Half Baked Idea is a delightful memoir by Olivia Potts, chronicling her transformative journey from a stressed-out barrister to a joyful baker. Following a personal loss, Olivia discovers solace and self-discovery in the world of patisserie, finding healing and happiness through baking. This heartfelt story blends grief, passion, and the therapeutic nature of cooking in a compelling narrative.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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A Half Baked Idea

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A moving, heartwarming and exquisitely funny memoir about one woman's journey from criminal barrister to pâtissière.

Olivia Potts' mother died when she was 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?

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A Half Baked Idea by Olivia Potts is lauded as a heartwarming exploration of grief and new beginnings, with a unique blend of humour, emotion, and culinary delight. Reviewers praise Potts's ability to weave a moving and funny narrative while delivering recipes that inspire readers to bake and savour life. The book is applauded for its honesty, wit, and elegant writing that captures the essence of love, loss, hope, and the comforting power of food.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241380468

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 July 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 255g

Pages: 368

Collections

Baking & Cakes Cook Books Biography & Memoir Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Grief & Loss Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Olivia Potts Penguin Books Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Olivia Potts is an award-winning food writer and chef. She read English at the University of Cambridge and practised as a criminal barrister for five years before deciding to leave the bar for a career in food. In 2017, she graduated from Le Cordon Bleu and was awarded the Young British Foodies Fresh Voices in Food Writing Award. Her first book, A Half Baked Idea, won the Fortnum and Mason's Debut Food Book Award 2020, and a 'Best in the World' prize for Food Writing at the Gourmand Awards 2020. In 2019 she was shortlisted for the Fortnum and Mason Cookery Writer of the Year Prize. Now Olivia is the cookery columnist for the Spectator, and also writes for the New Statesman, the Guardian and the Telegraph, among others.

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