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Maze: The Cookbook

Maze: The Cookbook

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Author: Jason Atherton
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Sales Rank: 3422

Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Edition: hardback
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.8 x 1.2

ISBN: 1844005976
EAN: 9781844005970
ASIN: 1844005976

Publication Date: April 18, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new book, in stock and dispatched from the UK. Freepost returns.

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars both for the home and the professional cook   June 12, 2008
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

If the other reviewers read the preface to the book, they would see and understand that there are 30 professional recipes from Maze and 60 more domestic recipes. The 60 easier recipes (2 for each professional one) are based on "leftovers" or the same ingredients/flavors as the 30 professional recipes aimed towards the home cook.

It is a nice balance between the professional chef and the average chef.
The photography is beautiful and book flows well.
A solid addition to any cookbook collection. Jason Atherton is London's rising star.



4 out of 5 stars Work yourself up to the main event.   May 29, 2008
 7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I was a bit unsure about purchasing this book having read previous reviews but being a big fan of Jason Atherton's cooking and Maze restaurant I decided to give it a go.

This is an unusual book in that it presents you with both detailed restaurant style recipes such as those included in Thomas Keller's French Laundry book or Gordon Ramsay's 3 Star Chef book and also recipes geared towards something you can throw together for a midweek meal but using the same ingredients or leftovers from the main recipe.

The restaurant style recipes of which there are 30 are well laid out, several of them recognisable from the Maze menu and suitably adjusted for the home kitchen, most of them require plenty of time and serious effort however after trying a few of them, they work and have impressed friends and family. The easier recipes are then provided as two options from the main recipe. It's a good approach, I've found myself either preparing an easier recipe in advance where for example the main recipe requires a pre-made component such as a sorbet or a confit that can be stored for the main event or alternatively using up leftovers in easier meals.

For anyone who has tried to step up their home-cooking with the likes of Essence, The French Laundry Cookbook etc. and found them a little daunting this book is a good stepping stone for building confidence.



2 out of 5 stars clever marketing again from ramsay holdings   May 2, 2008
 3 out of 13 found this review helpful

This book is for the home cook, I doubt there is one single dish from his restaurant here, if there is how does he have a star??. Very poor expected more from this guy, they must have paid ferran adria to write the introduction. if any professional is considering buying this DONT!! you will be sorry as I am. Again ramsay holdings have marketed this book so well, just like they do with marketing the michelin guide probably the only reason ramsay maintains so many starred restaurants at once. Michelin have to sell books too you know.


5 out of 5 stars Simply Delicious!   April 29, 2008
 2 out of 9 found this review helpful

This book is brilliant! The dishes included are very wide-ranging with something to suit all occassions and moods. All the recipes I have tried have been very easy to follow and, most importantly, delicious to eat...


2 out of 5 stars Just a basic book for home cooks.   April 26, 2008
 16 out of 22 found this review helpful

I would have to say that I was rather disapointed with this book. As a chef myself I was looking forward to reading recipes to some of the amazing Maze restaurant dishes. But actually this book is more of a basic home cook book.

It does include some great recipes of dishes from the restaurant but most are very basic recipes for the home cook. Obviously most cook books are geared towards the home cook and recipe books that are written for chefs are a little daunting for the general home cook but if using the restaurants name for the book it should have a reasonable amount of dishes that are actually from the restaurant thet it shares the name with.
I personally dont think that this book is a good reflection of the food at maze (yes I have been) and is definetly not a reflection of the chef Jason Atherton cooking amazing talents.