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The Ten (Food) Commandments

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The Ten (Food) Commandments by Jay Rayner is a witty and insightful exploration of the world of food, where the author lays down ten essential rules for eating, shopping, and dining out. By combining humour with practical advice, Rayner challenges conventional food wisdom and culinary snobbery, guiding readers towards a more enjoyable and mindful approach to food.
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You might enjoy this book if you love delving into the world of gastronomy with wit and keen insight. This culinary exploration invites food lovers to ponder essential eating principles, blended with humour and Rayner's expert perspective on food culture. Engaging and thought-provoking, it's perfect for those who appreciate a hearty blend of information and entertainment about what we eat and why.

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The Ten (Food) Commandments

A title, in which, the author deals once and for all with questions like whether it is ever okay to covet thy neighbour's oxen (it is), eating with your hands (very important indeed) and if you should cut off the fat (no). Combining reportage and anecdotes with recipes worthy of adoration, it brings us the new foodie rules to live by.

The Ten Commandments may have had a lot going for them, but they don't offer those of us located in the 21st Century much in the way of guidance when it comes to our relationship with our food. And Lord knows we need it

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Britain's culinary Moses brings us the new foodie rules to live by, celebrating what and how we eat.

The Ten Commandments may have had a lot going for them, but they don't offer those of us located in the 21st Century much in the way of guidance when it comes to our relationship with our food. And Lord knows we need it.

Enter our new culinary Moses, the legendary restaurant critic Jay Rayner, with a new set of hand-tooled commandments for this food-obsessed age. He deals once and for all with questions like whether it is ever okay to covet thy neighbour's oxen (it is), eating with your hands (very important indeed), and if you should cut off the fat (no).

Combining reportage and anecdotes with recipes worthy of adoration, Jay Rayner brings us the new foodie rules to live by in The Ten (Food) Commandments.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241976692

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 June 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 113.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 95g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Jay Rayner is an award-winning writer and broadcaster, best known as restaurant critic for the Observer. He is a former Critic of the Year and Restaurant Critic of the Year, and in the 2014 British Press Awards he was shortlisted for both Critic of the Year and Specialist Journalist of the Year. In a recent survey of journalists and the public by UK Press Gazette Jay was voted the most influential food and drink journalist in Britain. He likes pig.

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