Cooking at The Merchant House

by Shaun Hill, Jason Lowe (Photographer), England) Merchant House (Restaurant : Ludlow

Book by Hill, Shaun

Genres: Food

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[^ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do like this book. Shaun Hill is inventive, talented, and his recipes work; though I still haven’t quite summed up the courage to ‘shell out’ (buy) a fresh lobster.

However, with respect to photography, I classify this as just bordering on the acceptable. I want text in a cookery book to be supplemented only with photography/illustrations which help me to achieve the end result. I do NOT want to buy wasted space; ‘arty’ and full page photos, photos of building interiors, books on bookshelves, etc. I do not want to buy text descriptive of ambiance: double-spaced to fill the page! I buy cook books to cook from; and the quicker publishers realise that the better.

European and US units are given, as are descriptions of ingredients (eg spring onion / scallion). Top marks for that (obvious really – it extends the publisher’s market).

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went to a Master class Shun Hill gave at the Abergavenny Food Festival. He was so honest and his energy so calming. His restaurant, The Walnut Tree is ine of my faves.