{"title":"Ray Mears","description":"\u003cp\u003eRay Mears offers an immersive exploration into the art of wilderness survival and outdoor skills. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eWilderness Chef\u003c\/em\u003e, blend practical advice with a deep respect for nature, guiding readers through cooking, shelter building, and tracking in the wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for enthusiasts of outdoor sports and adventure, Mears’ work inspires both novices and experienced bushcraft practitioners to connect with the natural world through hands-on learning and thoughtful storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wilderness-chef-by-ray-mears-9781844865826","title":"Wilderness Chef","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is SO good! Anybody going camping, staying local, this is an absolute MUST! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eZoe Ball, Radio 2\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI LOVE THIS BOOK \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWilderness Chef\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic meditation on escape and cooking elegant food in the wild \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhil Robinson, The Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis cookbook should be your top pick for flavoursome food in the open air \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMETRO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePacked with ideas and simple, tasty and largely healthy [food] \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ei newspaper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngenious ways to conjure a feast whether you’re out camping, on a long hike or enjoying a day at the beach \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first cookbook from outdoors legend Ray Mears, \u003cem\u003eWilderness Chef\u003c\/em\u003e shows you how to cook delicious, flavoursome food in the open air, whether in the wilderness or your own garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRay Mears has spent his life travelling the world, living with and learning from trackers, adventurers and indigenous peoples in the desert, the rainforests and the Arctic north. In this book, he shares a delicious array of his most popular recipes, tried-and-tested for all levels of skill and in all conditions whether in the garden or the wild, from quick and tasty meals to opulent gourmet feasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOpening with advice on setting up your outdoor kitchen, Ray shows how to light a fire, cook in ashes and leaves, steam, smoke and build a simple ground oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe then shares his fabulous and enjoyable recipes, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEasy ideas that children and grownups can try (campfire s'mores, wilderness hot dog, egg on a stick)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGourmet meals (Italian hunter's rabbit, succulent split-stick roasted salmon)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRecipes learned from bushmen and indigenous peoples (\u003cem\u003epotjiekos\u003c\/em\u003e, canoe country pancakes, fragrant and intense Gurkha curry)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWoven throughout are colourful stories of Ray’s cooking around the world, from baking a birthday cake using ingredients sourced in the rainforest, to pulling a giant Emu leg drumstick out of a ground oven built by a Pitjantjatjara elder in the Central Australian desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGather round an open fire. Share delicious food inspired by the outdoors and infused with age-old wisdom. This is living. This is the way of the wilderness chef.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433328754924,"sku":"9781844865826","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781844865826.jpg?v=1774765160"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ray-mears.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}