Gather

by Gill Meller

Gill Meller, verbonden als chef-kok en docent aan het overbekende River Cottage, geeft met Gather zijn visitekaartje af en laat ons zien dat de natuur waarin hij woont en werkt in al zijn facetten zijn inspiratiebron is. De diverse landschappen en wat zij ons bieden is de leidraad van Meller in zijn keuken. Onze natuur heeft zoveel te bieden en we staan er nauwelijks bij stil.

De recepten in Gather zijn niet alleen geïnspireerd op wat groeit en bloeit in de diverse landschappen, maar ook op boeren en tuinders die garant staan voor goede en eerlijke producten. En dat zie je terug in de gerechten die Gill Meller ons presenteert: vers, seizoensgebonden en zonder veel poespas te bereiden.

Maak in de herfst eekhoorntjesbrood met aardpeer & bieslook, kruisbessen met gerookte kabeljauwkuit & Oost-Indische kers of een citroen-kruisbessentaart in de zomer. Laat je inspireren door het bos en maak een wilde appel-bramengelei. Met Gather kook je niet alleen op de seizoenen maar leer je de ingrediënten waarmee je werkt meer waarderen.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking

288 pages, Hardcover

Published September 21, 2017

Reviews

[Zarina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a visually stunning cookbook, filled with crisp photographs and made from a lush paper that makes it a delight to flip through. The writing within includes not only a wide array of recipes – featuring ingredients from the moors to the harbour – but also musings turned essays; food writing at its finest.

But it's not so much a book about gathering (or, foraging, as one would assume). And it's also not as simple as the title makes it seem, featuring a wealth of more unusual ingredients such as hedgehog mushrooms, raw squid and, even, squirrel. Certainly not for the faint of hearted, and especially not those trying to live a more vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. This cookbook is, in fact, very meat-forward (particularly gamey), with most of the recipes only seeing a hint of vegetables.

"Gather" is aesthetically very pleasing, but it's really an aspirational cook book rather than one that will find everyday use in our households. It'll mainly appeal to meat-loving home chefs that want to elevate their cooking so they can host a supper night worthy of a fine-dining restaurant.

[Teresacooks · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love cookbooks. I cook ALL KINDS of foods. I have never been less captivated by a cookbook than i was this one. My children had a competition to see who could find the most disgusting recipe...there were several contenders. Maybe if you had the inclination, and could find any of these hard to source ingredients (you must live in the author's house to find most of the ingredients i think...) it's possible that some of these recipes would be good....I did not cook a single one. I got this recipe to follow along with Food 52's piglet. I'm kinda wondering why they didn't pair it with Ducksoup...a close contender for least appealing cookbook.

[Ambur Taft · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful book, food looks lovely....way out of my league for preparing or for procuring most of the ingredients in my area though.
However, a trip to Dorset to eat all the things (except maybe hedgehog & squirrel) and see all of the countryside would be absolutely amazing.

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a lavish book with many recipes I want to try. It explores local (UK) food and has a focus on a mix of purchased and foraged ingredients. This book is local, adventurous and rewarding.

[Jeremy Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just skimmed through the book. So many things to try. Gill combines food in a way that is just inspiring. A must buy....

[David John Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yummy

This book has rustic cooking down to a fine art and also the final result looks lush
The recipes are easily Understood