Food Hero Hugo Woolley Creates Better Breakfasts And Brunches August 21, 2009

Two recipe books about the best meals of the day have been launched by Rick Stein’s friend Hugo Woolley.

Cornish-based Woolley has been appreciating and writing about Breakfast for years so it’s no surprise to those who know him that he has put his expertise on paper and gathered his home-grown recipes into a range of books.

Hugo is famous in Cornwall for his dedication to the “best meal of the day,” with Rick Stein declaring him a Food Hero and the Padstow locals frequenting his wife Pippa’s – guesthouse hotel dining room for the sparkling range of gastronomic morning offerings.

Creating a more sophisticated start to the day is Hugo’s speciality. Choose from breakfast recipes as diverse as Coldstream Eggs to Bacon Jolly Boy. While Brunch recipes include Smoked Haddock Brandade and Ulster Fry. With humorous light-hearted writing and some easy and adventurous ideas, Hugo will guide you through the selecting and cooking process. And if you get stuck? Drop Hugo an email and he’ll give you some one-to-one advice.

With full colour illustrations, and Christmas just around the corner, these books make a fabulous stocking filler.

About Hugo Woolley and Breakfast and Brunch:
The grand, and rather eccentric, Hugo Woolley ran a range of restaurants in London before opening two food stores in Kent and Sussex. After injuries sustained in a car accident, Hugo moved to Cornwall where he has been enjoying the local produce for many a year and helps with his wife’s five star, award winning guesthouse hotel, Woodlands Country House www.woodlands-padstow.com and putting pen to paper.

Both books – B&B (BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH) – are available for £14.90 direct from www.breakfastbook.co.uk or Amazon

Britain’s Best Dish – New Book With Recipes From The ITV Series August 18, 2009

Featuring more than 130 recipes from the hit TV show, Britain’s Best Dish shares the best and the most inspirational dishes being created and served in Britain’s home kitchens today.

This September, ITV’s Britain’s Best Dish is back on our screens for the third series of this popular cooking competition. Amateur cooks from all over the nation will pit their signature dishes against each other in an attempt to win over judges Ed Baines, John Burton Race and Jilly Goolden, and claim the title of Britain’s Best Dish.

Published to coincide with the new series, you can now discover the flavours of Britain’s Best Dish in your own kitchen as 130 recipes from all three seasons are brought together for the first time in this brand new book. Following the format of the show, recipes are organised into Starters, Main Courses, and Puddings with dishes ranging from family recipes, regional classics and British takes on continental inspirations.

Containing mouth-watering dishes such as West Country pork tortellini and Orange Bakewell tart, the recipes have been reworked into easy-to-follow formats with clear indications of portion size and serving number. With stunning photography and additional detail such as judges comments and what’s in season when, Britain’s Best Dish shows you how to create the fantastic food you see on TV and celebrate the very best of British cooking.

Britain’s Best Dish is published on 1st September, priced £20
The 3rd series of Britain’s Best Dish returns to ITV in early September.