The Weekend Cook: Good Food for Real Life

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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. 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. Raise your weekend cooking game with some of the best cookbooks written all about the joys of weekend food. 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 * 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 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. 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. Years ago, before marriage and kids (and in the days when my weekends often passed in a blur sandwiched between epic after-work drinks on Fridays and a crippling case of Sunday night anxiety, I came across Tamasin Day-Lewis’ book “Weekend Food”. Fairly small and modest-looking compared to a lot of cookbooks, I bought it on a whim, mostly because of its comforting tagline of “Cooking to come home to”. 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 CookbooksOver the years I’ve built up a decent collection of weekend-themed cook books, so here are my favourites: some old, some new, all full of good ideas: Tamasin’s Weekend Food by Tamasin Day-Lewis 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. Depending on how good your night has gone, your guests might decide to spend the night and have breakfast with you in the morning. 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

Internationally beloved chef Angela Hartnett's first cookbook released in the U.S., featuring 100 recipes perfect for entertaining at home. 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 * 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 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: 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.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 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. 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