The Country Cooking of Ireland at Just Books

Just Books
28 Arcadia Road
Old Greenwich

COLMAN ANDREWS
December 5, 2009
10:00am – 2:00pm

Colman Andrews “The Country Cooking of Ireland”

All over Ireland a new culinary world is taking shape: rural entrepreneurs bucking food-unfriendly regulators to build little businesses around small-scale food production and distribution; restaurants revising their menus to take better advantage of the native bounty, or new ones opening with a sense of Irish-based imagination and adventure; scholars and lay writers delving seriously into the lore and history of Irish cooking and eating, encouraging producers and chefs alike. Forget the jokes: Ireland has the potential to become, in the very near future, one of the most compelling gastronomic destinations in Europe – and it’s already a darned good place to eat.

The Country Cooking of Ireland captures this culinary spirit with 250 recipes, over 100 color photographs and stories about farmers, producers and regions and – yes, indeed – limericks. Renowned author Colman Andrews here turns his probing eye, vast intellect, sophisticated palate and healthy appetite to the land of Blarney – he traveled the country many times over, talking and eating with Irish chefs, farmers, cheesemakers, butchers and fisherman. The result is an excellent read, an visually stunning evocation of Irish landscape, food, and people, and a reliable, deeply researched reference book with copious recipes that are surprisingly accessible and spelled out in detail.

Colman Andrews is the former editor-in-chief of Saveur magazine and an internationally acclaimed food and travel writer. He is the author of numerous classic and definitive cookbooks and has written extensively for major newspapers and food and travel magazines including Saveur, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Metropolitan Home, the Los Angeles Times, and many more.

Andrews lives in New York City and Riverside, Connecticut.