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New food and drink titles coming out in April and May 2012

Okay, you lucky people! Did you know that we have a great new food and drink title coming out every week from mid-April to the end of May…no? Well, here they all are:

Stevie Parle’s Dock Kitchen Cookbook - published 12.04.12.

The opposite of the usual ‘chefy’ restaurant fare, Stevie serves an eclectic mix of dishes that in their countries of origin would all be described as home cooking. Ranging from Mexico to Morocco, from Catalonia to Kerala, taking in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, here are simple, wholesome and perfectly balanced recipes for dishes that will warm the heart in winter and cool the palate in summer. Dishes are economical to make while equally being new and exciting in taste. £25, hardback.

Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy - Antonio Carluccio & Gennaro Contaldo - published 19.04.12

Nowhere is food as much a part of everyday life as Italy - a country whose unique topography has resulted in distinct regional differences that are vibrantly alive and passionately celebrated. Following the success of Two Greedy Italians, Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo embark on a journey to explore Italy’s distinct and varied terrains, and to find out how these have shaped the produce and, in turn, the peoples and their traditions. £20, hardback.

Friends at My Table - Alice Hart. Published 26.04.12

Alice Hart has perfected the art of feeding crowds, and in her new book she takes the stress out of entertaining, showing you not only how to serve people memorable meals, but also how to host all sorts of gatherings in a relaxed and convivial way. From what kitchen kit you’ll need to take to a music festival, how to multiply up the number of servings, or how to get around a shortage of cutlery or plates, the book contains all you need to know about the practical side of making large numbers of people feel comfortable and well fed. An added bonus are Alice’s fabulously whimsical ideas for how to entertain guests. £18.99, hardback.

Sam Stern’s Virgin to Veteran - How to Get Cooking with Confidence. Published 03.05.12

From mastering the basics to insider tips and techniques, this book will teach you everything you need to become a confident cook. From fast food to slow, food to go or eat in, healthy to greedy, there’s something in the over 100 Masterclass recipes featured to match every mood, budget and lifestyle. Core dishes are accompanied with advice on saving cash, time, and delicious and wide-ranging variations that will expand your cooking repertoire in the blink of an eye – if the exotic Hot Mixed Mushroom Bruschetta is not to your taste, you can opt for the more homely topping of Broad Bean and Wensleydale instead. If a formal dinner isn’t your style, convert your refined fillet steak into a fast and fabulous BBQ treat. The possibilities are endless. £20, hardback.

Nathan Outlaw’s British Seafood - Nathan Outlaw. Published 10.05.12

In Modern British Seafood Nathan shares the secrets of his unique approach and provides a tempting collection of original recipes. Beginning with a guide to sourcing and buying, followed by a step-by-step guide to preparing all types of fish and shellfish, he then explains cooking techniques, showing how to pan-fry, grill, bake, steam, barbecue and deep-fry fish to perfection, avoiding the pitfalls of overcooking. £25, hardback.

Drink Me! How to Choose, Taste and Enjoy Wine - Matt Walls. Published 17.05.12

Fed up with mediocre wine but not sure how to go about spotting the diamond bottles from the dross? Fear not! With Drink Me!, part of Quadrille’s exciting New Voices in Food series, as your guide you will soon be extracting the maximum pleasure from every mouthful. In this exciting new book, vintner and blogger Matt Walls points you towards the right bottle for every occasion, revealing the main different types of wine, the wine styles within each type and the brands or producers that are the most reliable. Buying the best bottles isn’t the only thing you need to know; getting the most out of the wine once you’ve bought it is just as important. £12.99, paperback

Boutique Baking - Peggy Porschen. Out on 24.05.12

Peggy Porschen is one of the most prominent and pioneering names in contemporary cake design. Renowned for her exquisite craftsmanship combined with a love of baking, her passion is for creating delectable works of art that taste as good as they look. This new book captures the essence of Peggy’s technical skill and inspired use of colour while also ensuring that each cake is both achievable and delicious to eat. £20, hardback.

Reza’s Indian Spice by Reza Mahammad. Published 31.05.12.

Reza Mahammad’s passion and unstoppable enthusiasm for Indian flavours are irresistible. The charming, flamboyant TV chef and owner of the Star of India restaurant in Kensington, London (Hugh Grant’s favourite restaurant), now brings his flair for evolving the tastes of India to a new book.

Brought up in London, the scion of a family of Indian restaurateurs, educated in India, and with a home in France, Reza is a true global citizen. His unique culinary perspective means he combines familiar western ingredients with Indian flavours to stunning effect, reinventing French, Persian, American and British recipes, though there is also a chapter, of course, of classic curries. £17.99, hardback.

For more details of all these titles, please go to:

http://www.quadrille.co.uk/books/food-and-wine

A note for 2012 including details of new offerings from Mark Hix, James Martin, Cath Kidston and the Two Greedy Italians.

With the dazzling array of options available for the creation of illustrated content, and with a market place that is ever more complex, Quadrille is relishing the opportunities that these challenges present, and within this heady maelstrom, we offer one of our most impressive lists, as varied as ever, as innovative as ever, as exquisite as ever, and as saleable as ever!

Starting the year with health books, we have Target your Fat Spots by Max Tomlinson, essential reading for everyone after the holiday excesses; Elizabeth Peyton Jones’s answer to botox, Eat Yourself Young, guaranteed reading for all over 35; and the amazing Instructions for Happiness and Success,

offering you your heart’s desires if you follow it. Each has a new message, a large target audience and is keenly priced to achieve strong sales.

Our new food titles continue this approach. We are following the fabulous success of Two Greedy Italians, which became an instant bestseller in the UK and has gone on to sell in 14 languages, with Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy,

whose focus is on the very distinctive terrains and their products and how to cook them to perfection. We are delighted to welcome James Martin back with his sure-fire bestselling title, Slow.

Mark Hix has completely reinvented the concept of baking, while Anjum Anand addresses the ever-popular subject of vegetarian Indian food.

Our new authors include Sam Stern and his splendid Virgin to Veteran,

Tom Kitchin whose Kitchin Suppers really shows you how to make in your home the speedy delicious dishes he does in his; Nathan Outlaw’s tome on fish is destined to be the book on the subject for years to come,

while Monica Galetti brings a brilliant range of new flavours to everyday cuisine. And Reza has brought a jewel-like quality to his irresistible Indian food. We also have exceptional new books from Alice Hart,

Stevie Parle,

A.A. Gill, Josceline Dimbleby, Peggy Porschen and Tamasin Day-Lewis.

Our craft list goes from strength to strength, too. Cath Kidston’s Sew! with phenomenal sales of over 280,000 copies and translated into 10 languages, has set a new bench mark. The witty Everything Alice

will be followed this year by Everything Oz, a scintillating collection based on the great wizard and his friends. We have a brilliant new collection of Cath Kidston lines for this year, and Erika Knight’s outstanding Crochet Workshop.

We are thrilled to have signed the Vogue on Designers Collection, whose first titles, covering the great designers of the modern age, will be launched this autumn at fabulously affordable prices. And Max Milligan’s lyrical photographic Soul of Scotland is yet another jewel in our collection.

The old adage of being bold in times of adversity was never more evident! We hope you will sell these books with the enthusiasm with which we’ve created them, and we thank you so much for your support of Quadrille.

Alison Cathie
Managing Director