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Hoppers: The Cookbook from the Cult London Restaurant

Recipes, Memories and Inspiration from Sri Lankan Homes, Streets and Beyond
By Karan Gokani
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Hoppers: The Cookbook from the Cult London Restaurant by Karan Gokani offers a vibrant journey into the flavours and aromas of Sri Lankan cuisine. It features signature recipes from the popular London restaurants as well as authentic dishes enjoyed across Sri Lankaβ€”from spicy devilled plates and crab kari to deep-fried mutton rolls, dosas, sambols, kalupol chicken, and rich kothu roti. This beautifully photographed cookbook captures the warmth and generosity of the island’s food culture, inviting readers to explore both home cooking and street food through an evocative culinary adventure.
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This cookbook is ideal for food lovers eager to explore authentic Sri Lankan cuisine and for cooks seeking both traditional recipes and modern interpretations from a renowned London restaurant. Fans of vibrant, aromatic food and those inspired by travel and culinary storytelling will find it particularly appealing.

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The hotly anticipated first cookbook from the multi-award winning and acclaimed Hoppers restaurants in London

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The Times Top 10 Best Food Books of 2022

Financial Times Top 3 Best Books of 2022: Food and Drink

The Independent 10 Best Cookbooks of 2022

The Telegraph Autumn 2022 Best Cookbooks

Hot Dinners Best Cookbooks of 2022

"A beautifully crafted collection of heartfelt, wonderful recipes from one of the most exciting chefs and restaurants of the past few years. Eclectic, interesting and above all else, super-tasty. A must-have for anybody who has an interest in the world of food." – Tom Kerridge

"How lucky are we to have Hoppers! First the restaurants, now the book, giving... a taste of the incredible riches of Sri Lanka. The recipes and the photos have such a transportive power. I love everything! But first on my list to try is the Hot Butter Squid, followed by an epic Buriani." – Yotam Ottolenghi

Welcome to Hoppers, where the flavours, colours, aromas and sights transport you to the tropical warmth of Sri Lanka.

Serving up the best of Sri Lankan cooking, Hoppers: The Cookbook showcases signature recipes from the cult London restaurants, while also going beyond their four walls to explore the dishes, places and people that inspired them.

The book celebrates both home cooking and the food served at roadside shacks, kitchens and stalls across Sri Lanka. From spicy devilled dishes to crab kari (curry), crunchy deep-fried mutton rolls, dosas and sambols, kalupol chicken and satisfyingly rich kothu roti, Karan Gokani explores the classics as well as new recipes developed at Hoppers restaurants.

Stunning location photography, glorious food, warmth, personality and generosity suffuse the pages of this cookbook – join the Hoppers family in a personal and vivid journey exploring and celebrating the food from this extraordinary island.

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Esteemed chefs and critics praise this cookbook as a joy and a must-have. Angela Hartnett expresses a desire to cook extensively with Karan Gokani, while Yotam Ottolenghi admires its transportive power and wonderful recipes. JosΓ© Pizarro highlights its ability to enliven the senses and take readers on a Sri Lankan journey. Publications including The Times, The Telegraph, and Financial Times acclaim its superb, accessible recipes and rich colours. Reviewers consistently commend Karan's talent, warm tone, and inspiring collection, making the book a celebrated debut and an excellent introduction to Sri Lankan cuisine.

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ISBN: 9781787138704

Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Illustration: Full-colour photography throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 1570g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

With three restaurants in central London, delivery kitchens across the capital and a well-established retail brand Cash & Kari, Hoppers takes inspiration from the home cooking and roadside stalls and shacks of Sri Lanka and southern India. Co-founder and Creative Director of Hoppers, Karan Gokani grew up in Mumbai and came to England in 2005 to study law at Cambridge. In 2012 he left his career as a solicitor to move back to India and focus on food and cooking. He returned to England and opened the first Hoppers in 2015 with the Sethi siblings, founders of JKS Restaurants. Always looking for the next excuse to visit Sri Lanka, Karan’s obsession with the tiny island country began in 2009 where he met his first Sri Lankan friends at university. The book is an ode to Sri Lankans, their warmth, hospitality, love and, above all, a very personal and subjective story of their food through the Hoppers lens.

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