Roast Chicken and Other Stories: A Recipe Book - Softcover

Simon Hopkinson was the founding chef at Bibendum in London. He wrote an award-winning column for The Independent for over eight years. He lives in London.

"Roast Chicken and Other Stories, packed with homely native dishes, was recently voted the country’s [UK’s] most useful cookbook of all time by a panel of 40 experts." -- R.W. Apple Jr., The New York Times

"Called ‘the most useful cookbook of all time,’ Roast Chicken is actually better than that: it is also informative, intelligent, funny, and a pure delight to read and to cook from." -- Jeremiah Tower

"Charmingly opinionated. . . . It's great fun for armchair eating." --BookPage -- BookPage

"Hopkinson's recipes are true winners, inspiring confidence in the kitchen and pleasure at the table with their simple, satisfying flavors." -- Publishers Weekly

"Hopkinson's style is straightforward . . . graceful and witty, and the recipes include both classics and more contemporary dishes." --Library Journal, starred review -- Library Journal

"In engaging short essays and appealing recipes, celebrated London chef Hopkinson illustrates how far British cuisine has progressed both in restaurants and homes since the dreary postwar days of bangers, mash, and overcooked beef. Proceeding alphabetically from anchovies through veal, Hopkinson offers his trenchant observations on the best uses for each food product." -- Booklist

"Simon Hopkinson's recipes have been voted the best ever." -- Daily Telegraph

"This very personal collection of recipes lets you cook in someone else’s shoes -- some well-worn chef shoes at that -- which lets you get to know someone while putting some great food on your table. With Roast Chicken and Other Stories you’ll end up with a host of delectable dishes that happen to be utterly doable, even if Simon Hopkinson is one of Britain’s great chefs. I love this collection, both the recipes and the stories!" -- Deborah Madison