{"title":"Books by Simon Hopkinson","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780091871000","title":"Roast Chicken and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘There’s not a recipe here I don’t want to eat immediately.’ - \u003cb\u003eNigella Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoast Chicken and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an insight into Simon Hopkinson's unique style of unpretentious cooking with 160 of his favourite recipes. Simon Hopkinson's forty favourite ingredients include everyday basics as potatoes, chicken and cod as well as more exotic foods such as asparagus and truffles. The cookbook is arranged alphabetically with a chapter on each food. Unable to hide his great love of food, Hopkinson writes about why he likes each particular ingredient, and gives sensible advice on quality, variety and good cooking principles together with the recipes. The book is aimed at home cooks and all the recipes can be prepared by anyone with basic cooking skills. From Grilled Augergine with Pesto to Roast Chicken and Homemade Ice Cream, Simon Hopkinson's food is always honest and inviting, designed to please rather than simply to impress.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56223622365557,"sku":"9780091871000","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780091871000_5f378099-f04c-4964-bc19-de3cd0b02ed0.jpg?v=1786011511"},{"product_id":"9780091957247","title":"Simon Hopkinson Cooks","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimon is a man who has dedicated his life to searching out the very best recipes. 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That a cheap cut of meat cooked with care can taste as nice as a choice cut prepared by indifferent hands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStructured around Simon's passion for good ingredients (Anchovy and Aubergine, Cheese and Wine, Smoked and Salted Fish, Ham, Bacon and A Little Pig) and written with Simon's trademark perfectionism and precision, this is a cookbook that you will cherish for life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308435091829,"sku":"9781849902281","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781849902281_96920a4b-fe18-4d2d-a05a-199f7e960502.jpg?v=1786029623"},{"product_id":"9780091912321","title":"Second Helpings of Roast Chicken","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecond Helpings\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof Roast Chicken\u003c\/i\u003e takes forty-seven of Simon Hopkinson's favourite ingredients as a starting point. There is a section on apples with a perfect apple tart recipe, a section on curry recipes with Constance Spry's original Coronation chicken salad dressing and a section on duck, with recipes for Braised duck with peas and classic Roast duck and apple sauce. There are also recipes for Pear and ginger sponge, 'a good' Waldorf salad, Armenian lamb pilaf, Baked whole plaice with lemon butter sauce and what is, quite simply, the best Bloody Mary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoast Chicken and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e was voted the most useful cookbook of all time by \u003ci\u003eWaitrose Food Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and also won the Andre Simon and Glenfiddich awards. \u003ci\u003eSecond Helpings of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoast Chicken \u003c\/i\u003ewill provide new inspiration the many fans of Simon Hopkinson's sensible, practical, creative approach to cooking and love of good food, prepared to please rather than simply impress.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311546478965,"sku":"9780091912321","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780091912321_4b7ebf44-a7f4-4f21-b83d-54873470c792.jpg?v=1786011624"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-simon-hopkinson.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}