Feast

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Her range of knowledge and unparalleled authority make her just the kind of cook you want by your side when baking a Moroccan flatbread, preparing an Indonesian satay and anything else along the way -- Yotam Ottolenghi Both a beautiful cookbook and immense reference work... it is a detailed and authoritative text that makes for cracking bedtime reading -- Jay Rayner * Guardian * Helou is both scholar and hedonist, which makes for the best kind of guide in the kitchen * Bon Appetit * It's a masterwork -- <i>Delicious </i> magazine A go-to tome of classic dishes from across the Islamic world * Independent * If you're in search of Christmas gift inspiration for a travel-loving foodie, call off the search: Anissa Helou's latest cookbook, Feast, fits the bill perfectly -- <i>Olive </i>magazine This is a huge and fascinating subject - it's a book that was crying out to be written - but it isn't a "heavy" book (despite weighing a ton), rather one of delicious recipes with history and culture woven around them. Gorgeous design too, like a gold-encrusted box of delights * Sunday Telegraph * Food writer Anissa Helou has created an astonishingly ambitious overview * Sunday Times * A masterwork from a masterful writer * Observer Food Monthly * This substantial, meticulously researched cookbook is a gem, not only because of its in-depth and vast culinary information, but also because it includes an overview of Muslim world history, buttressed with helpful maps and stimulating stories * Forbes * Feast is bountiful, gorgeously written and a celebration of food from the Islamic world -- Cass Chapman Helou's encyclopaedic tome includes recipes from every outpost of the Muslim world * Waitrose Weekend * First an expert on Islamic art, then an expert on Islamic cuisine, world-class chef Helou's book is part culinary revelation, part travel diary * Esquire * Calling upon a lifetime of knowledge of traditional recipes, Feast brings history to life with rich flavours and beautiful travel photography * Happiful * Don't miss the history lessons and miniature profiles throughout: In Feast, Helou opens new doors in an area of the world that's often figuratively or literally completely closed off * Eater * An extraordinary journey through time and place with Anissa drawing from recipes from Senegal to Indonesia via the Arab and Persian worlds * Western Daily Press * Stupendous collection of travellers' tales and deliciously accessible recipes -- Elisabeth Luard * Oldie * Through her Iranian flatbreads, Indonesian crab curries and Indian haleems, Helou illuminates the commonalities and differences of a vast set of cultures * Observer *