Many of the recipes Hartnett includes in the cookbook are decidedly British, and others are very European. Pasta lovers will enjoy the fact that there are plenty of unique and mouthwatering pasta recipes; most are quite easy to make and will be perfect to make on weekends. Hartnett has also included a few breads, cakes, and other pastries that are definitely worth making. Besides scrumptious savory pasta dishes, there are great recipes for side dishes, including risottos, quiche, and unique main dishes using beef, lamb, poultry, and seafood. There is a good variety of recipes, and the beautiful photographs are mouthwatering. The recipes are written in the traditional manner and can be easily followed by both beginning and advanced cooks. The book is well-organized and is nice enough to generate interest from cooks of all ages. Angela is a regular on UK television, often appearing on Great British Menu, MasterChef and Saturday Kitchen, as well as being one of the judges for BBC's Best Home Cook. This is her third book. An invitation to supper at Angela Hartnett's house is a real treat. Nestled in the middle of Wilkes Street, in London's vibrant East End, you know you're going to get delicious food, great company and a relaxed atmosphere that is as far removed from the high-octane stress of a professional kitchen as it is from the awkward social anxiety that many of us face when hosting a dinner. An invitation to dine at Angela Hartnett’s house is a real treat. Nestled in London’s vibrant East End, her home is a place to experience delicious food, great company and a relaxed atmosphere that is as far removed from the high-octane stress of a professional kitchen as it is from the social anxiety that many of us face when hosting a dinner. Angela knows the secrets to throwing the most relaxed and enjoyable dinners for friends and family—magical evenings that people talk about for months afterward—and in The Weekend Cook she shares them. Angela knows the secrets to throwing the most relaxed and enjoyable dinners for friends and family sometimes mad, but always magical evenings that people talk about for months afterwards and in this book she's going to share them. Recipes include:

The latest from Hartnett has been inspired by her and her husband Neil’s famous gatherings from their home and offers a relaxed guide to hosting anything from small dinners to raucous street parties. Raise your weekend cooking game with some of the best cookbooks written all about the joys of weekend food. Everything one wants in a cookbook. Beautiful, elegant simplicity. Angela's gorgeous The Weekend Cook is a vital addition to any cook's kitchen' Stanley Tucci It is as much a love letter to her neighbours, friends and, especially, her husband as it is a terrific collection of recipes for the non-cheffy food they eat together. You can put as much trust in Hartnett's Scotch egg method as you can in her gnocchi and floating islands * The Spectator * Angela hopes her new cookbook will help people fall as much in love with cooking at home as she is.Well-known British chef and author, Angela Hartnett cooks every day for a living, so on weekends, she likes to relax a little and prepare fuss-free down-to-earth cooking at home. She introduces her recipes in her cookbook, The Weekend Cook: Good Food for Real Life. In 2007 Angela was awarded an MBC for services to the hospitality industry, and the following year she opened her own restaurant, Murano, in Mayfair. In 2013 Angela launched the critically acclaimed Merchants Tavern in Shoreditch and Cafe Murano, a little sister to Murano. The book layout is simple but hooray for all the color photographs showing finished recipes! It's a British book, so American cooks will need to look up the conversion oven temperatures (the book did not include one with their conversion charts). The recipes themselves are not really suited for beginners, while the instructions are clear and easy to understand those having some experience in the kitchen will likely have better success when making them.

Everything one wants in a cookbook. Beautiful, elegant simplicity. Angela's gorgeous Weekend Cook is a vital addition to any cook's kitchen." - Stanley Tucci The Sunday Night Book is another charming little book based on a concept I’m passionate about: that Sunday evening should not be allowed to be curtailed or spoiled by anxious thoughts of Monday morning. Its subheading is pretty self-explanatory: “52 short recipes to make the weekend feel longer”. Rosie Sykes writes a spot-on intro where she describes the Sunday night fearas “a social construct dictated by empty streets, empty pubs and closed curtains”, before going on to start her book with an entire chapter dedicated to things you can eat on toast. Simple, soothing, and just the antidote to that low spot on Sundays. The Weekend Chef by Catherine Fulvio Confession: I haven’t always had success with Jamie Oliver’s books (15 Minute Meals was a complete disaster in my opinion) BUT I enjoyed the accompanying TV show for this one, and it has some really great entertaining recipes in it, with Jamie’s customary big, bold flavours combined with lots of celebrity endorsements. A fun book, with lots of recipes for all tastes, and a must for Jamie Oliver fans.Whether you are planning a festive dinner party or a simple night in for two, Angela's sumptuous recipes will fill you with joy' Michel Roux Jr And finally – one still to come which I’m excited for and am going to buy whenever it’s released: The Weekend Cook: Good Food for Real Life by Angela Hartnett Add a little bit more butter. I don’t like to turn it- I’d rather use a spoon and tilt the pan, and just coat it. Then I like to put a little bit of sage in there with my eggs as well. So you’ve got fried eggs with sage which are absolutely delicious.” An invitation to dine at Angela Hartnett's house is a real treat. Nestled in London's vibrant East End, her home is a place to experience delicious food, great company and a relaxed atmosphere that is as far removed from the high-octane stress of a professional kitchen as it is from the social anxiety that many of us face when hosting a dinner. Angela knows the secrets to throwing the most relaxed and enjoyable dinners for friends and family-magical evenings that people talk about for months afterward-and in The Weekend Cook she shares them.

I love it. When people bring stuff we sort of share a bit of the cooking and I do cook a lot at the weekend. So if we've cooked something or there's more of it, we'll always just ring or text a few neighbours, and they come on over. So I think it's really easy. I love it.” Disclaimer: Received this as an advance copy via Netgalley and Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (Thank you!!!) Whether you are planning a festive dinner party or a simple night in for two, Angela's sumptuous recipes will fill you with joy' Michel Roux Jr About the AuthorAngela Hartnett, MBE, is one of the UK's most-loved chefs and restaurateurs, known for her sophisticated yet simple, Italian-inspired cooking. Born in Britain, her passion for good, honest food and the best ingredients was instilled in her by her Italian grandmother and mother. Working with Gordon Ramsay for many years, she launched Amaryllis in Scotland, Verre in Dubai and Menu and The Grill Room at the Connaught. Everything one wants in a cookbook. Beautiful, elegant simplicity. Angela's gorgeous Weekend Cook is a vital addition to any cook's kitchen * Stanley Tucci * Angela knows the secrets to throwing the most relaxed and enjoyable dinners for friends and family - sometimes mad, but always magical evenings that people talk about for months afterwards - and in this book she's going to share them. Recipes include:I can't remember the last time I wanted to make absolutely everything in a book! Warm and welcoming ... A book I know will be a kitchen companion for many years to come * Rachel Roddy *

Depending on how good your night has gone, your guests might decide to spend the night and have breakfast with you in the morning. I took it home, read it cover to cover on a dark and rainy London evening, and ended up having a little love-at-first-read moment. This was a weekend cooking philosophy I could get behind: “You want simple, easy, fabulous food that doesn’t mean you will be in the kitchen all the time.” There are plenty of recipe books devoted to weekend food, each with their own twist on what the weekend – and weekend eating – means to them. But it’s still Tamasin’s no-nonsense but wonderfully evocative words that remain my favourite. Her description of the excited weariness at the end of a long week says it all: “Friday night, that longed for semi-colon to the week , is where the weekend starts, full of anticipation and promise, full of exhaustion, the longing for a good drink, a magical dinner, TIME, someone else to take over.” The Best Weekend Cookbooks Angela Hartnett joined the Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky this morning to talk all about her new cookbook, The Weekend Cook, Good Food for Real Life.

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An invitation to supper at Angela Hartnett's house is a real treat. Nestled in the heart of London's vibrant East End, you know you're going to get delicious food, great company and a relaxed atmosphere that is as far removed from the high-octane stress of a professional kitchen as it is from the awkward social anxiety that many of us face when hosting a dinner. Once you’ve nailed the starter, it’s time to move on to the main event and blow your guests away with an incredible main.