The Foodie Handbook: The (almost) Definitive Guide to Gastronomy

A personable and engaging guidebook that will spur your inner-foodie to come out.

If you’re a fan of food blogging, than there’s no doubt that you will have come across Pim Techamuanvivit’s popular blog, ‘Chez Pim’. Her culinary adventures around the world and diverse recipes have landed her a cult following as well as published work in top-end magazines.

In ‘The Foodie Handbook’, Pim aims to re-connect the reader with their love for food, through four transcendent chapters. The first is ‘How to eat like a foodie’, where she presents simple recipes and flavours to get taste buds flowing, such as ‘Warm apricots with honey and saffron’. She also offers advice on eating street food not to mention dining and ‘behaving’ in a three star restaurant. Chapter two, ‘How to cook like a foodie’ showcases over 30 recipes, from perfect roast chicken and Pad Thai for beginners to show stopping dishes collected from her favourite restaurants around the world. In the third chapter ‘How to drink like a foodie’, Pim gives welcoming and practical advice on forming your own notes and opinions on wine. The last and most distinctive chapter, ‘How to be a fabulous foodie’ covers 50 things every foodie should try once in their life, from eating a fugu to making your lover an omelet under shavings of black truffle!

As well as the mouth-watering recipes and conversational advice, the book is packed with anecdotes from top chefs and great photos (mostly taken by Pim), making it a unique reference to the world of gastronomony.

Published by Octopus Publishing, priced at £20.00.

Written by: Leila Sarraf