Books by Mitch Tonks:
fish
Publisher: Pavilion Books RRP: £25.00
fish has now made the Daily Mail top ten cookbooks, and The Guardian's top food books of the year 2009
An essential companion for anyone passionate about cooking fish.
Fish is today’s star ingredient - a delicious mainstay of café and restaurant menus and prized for its health benefits. We should all be buying, cooking and eating a lot more fish, but which varieties, when and how? Mitch Tonks’ comprehensive and down-to-earth book provides the answers for anyone apprehensive about cooking fish and seafood at home, or confused about depleting fish stocks and sustainability. Combining over 100 simple and utterly delicious recipes with practical advice and fascinating stories from fishing communities, FISH includes:
- a species-by-species breakdown of fish and seafood
- how to buy fish responsibly and what’s in season
- practical questions to ask your fishmonger
- invaluable tips on preparation and cooking
- stunning photography by Chris Terry and illustrations by Richard Bramble
The Aga Seafood Cookbook
Publisher: Absoloute Press RRP: £20.00
This is a great fish book for both Aga and non-Aga users.
It is rich in advice for buying fish, is filled with authoritative techniques for cooking on the Aga and features over 100 simple, flavourful recipes.
The Fishmonger's Cookbook
Publisher: Penguin RRP: £14.99
Based around practicality and lifestyle, "The Fishmonger's Cookbook" is the essential seafood guide teaching you everything from handy tips for cooking and preparing fish to simple and delicious recipes to feed a family, for a special occasion, or just for one.
Learn how to tell what's fresh and what's not, the questions to ask your fishmonger, and which ingredients, prepared and put together simply, can produce the most mouthwatering dishes.
Fishworks Seafood Cafe Cookbook
Publisher: Absolute Press RRP: £15.00
This book is a collection of recipes that I hope will help inspire and give you confidence when it comes to cooking fish.
I will guide you through choosing your fish, what to keep in your store cupboard, how to cook fish perfectly, and show you how versatile fish can be.
Having been a fishmonger, I can also pass on a few tips so your knowledge will be well grounded.
Over 150 recipes that are simple to cook and which produce fantastic results.
