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‘What a gift The Joy of Food is. The recipes, the illustrations (which I want to frame), the knowledge are all, indeed, a total joy. Rory is a masterful teacher but it is his love of ingredients that will send you straight into the kitchen.’ Yotam Ottolenghi
This is the book Rory O’Connell was born to write. Not only a collection of good things to eat, showcasing the best of Irish seasonal produce from Rustic Chicken, Swiss Chard and Tarragon Tart to Blackberry and Sweet Geranium Posset, The Joy of Food is also a celebration of everything Rory is passionate about: first-rate ingredients, simple and respectful cooking techniques and the absolute pleasure that comes from enjoying and sharing the result.
Accompanying the recipes are Rory’s charming original illustrations and personal essays in praise of everything from hazelnuts to the humble hen.
The Joy of Food is, quite simply, a book for every food lover’s home.
‘Take it from me, the foodie in your life with love it’ Jenny Greene, 2FM
‘The book is a hymn to flavour, sustainability, seasonality and the simple joy of appreciating good food’ Clodagh Finn, Irish Examiner
‘Rory O’Connell’s new book, The Joy of Food, is so much more than a recipe book. It’s a collection of beautiful essays and illustrations, and the sense of joy O’Connell takes form this time spent in the kitchen will leave you feeling uplifted and comforted.’ Sarah Caden and Liadán Hynes, Sunday Independent Life Magazine
‘The book is beautifully written. I love the illustrations. I love the recipes. It is like an absolute hug.’ Claire McKenna, Alive and Kicking, Newstalk
From the Publisher
When Michael Gill founded Gill & Macmillan in 1968, The Irish Times described it as ‘a welcome enterprise’ and hoped it would become a home for the best of Irish authors. Since then, we’ve published the work of great writers such as Noël Browne, Garrett Fitzgerald, Maureen Gaffney, Diarmaid Ferriter, Tom Garvin, Darina Allen, Fintan O’Toole, Tony Bates and Éamon de Buitléar, to name but a few.
We’ve been there in good times and bad, publishing books on every aspect of Irish life: from the 1960s bestseller Prayers of Life to How Stormont Fell; from Rachel’s Favourite Food to The Encyclopaedia of Ireland; from the heady high of The Pope’s Children in 2005 to the popular reissue of Soundings in 2010, when perhaps we all needed a bit more poetry in our lives. Each book, in its own way, captures a slice of life, a slice of the times we live in.
But it was really Michael’s great-great-grandfather who started our story. In 1856, Michael Henry Gill, then the printer to Dublin University, purchased the publishing and bookselling business of James McGlashan, forming McGlashan & Gill, which in 1875 became M. H. Gill & Son. The bookshop, popularly known as Gills, was located on Dublin’s O’Connell Street for 123 years until it closed in 1979.
Whether it’s printing, publishing or bookselling, we’ve always believed reading matters.
Publisher : Gill Books
Publication date : 9 Oct. 2020
Edition : Illustrated
Language : English
Print length : 362 pages
ISBN-10 : 0717189848
ISBN-13 : 978-0717189847
Item weight : 1.05 kg
Dimensions : 15.24 x 3.3 x 22.23 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 224,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 54 in Irish Food & Drink 1,699 in Healthy Eating 21,527 in Home & Garden (Books)
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