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Kitchen Sentimental
A journey to self-discovery, one recipe at a time
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Kitchen Sentimental is a heartfelt memoir by Annie Smithers, where she explores the profound connection between cooking and love. As Virginia Trioli aptly puts it, Annie is 'a beautiful Australian who feeds our hearts and souls'. In this engaging narrative, Annie Smithers delves into the central...
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Kitchen Sentimental is a heartfelt memoir by Annie Smithers, where she explores the profound connection between cooking and love. As Virginia Trioli aptly puts it, Annie is 'a beautiful Australian who feeds our hearts and souls'.
In this engaging narrative, Annie Smithers delves into the central question she is frequently asked: why cook? Through this exploration, she takes readers on a captivating journey through every significant kitchen in her life, both domestic and professional.
With genuine honesty, she shares her personal development, the complexities of her relationship with food, and the valuable lessons learned along the way. Discover how Annie found her culinary niche at the renowned du Fermier restaurant in country Victoria. Her story is not just about cooking—it's about feeding the deepest hunger within us: the hunger for love.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760763985
Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 August 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 233.0mm
Weight: 341g
Pages: 264
About the Author
Annie Smithers is one of Australia's most highly regarded chefs and one of the first to truly epitomise the paddock-to-plate ethos. Her restaurant du Fermier, in the small village of Trentham, features a menu du jour based on classic French farmhouse cooking, using vegetables harvested that day from her kitchen garden, and local meats and poultry. Annie has written two cookbooks and writes for The Saturday Paper fortnightly. Her first memoir, Recipe for a Kinder Life, published in 2021.
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