{"id":3023,"date":"2008-08-05T12:24:38","date_gmt":"2008-08-05T11:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2018-02-22T21:24:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T21:24:26","slug":"the-city-of-london-cookbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/the-city-of-london-cookbook\/","title":{"rendered":"The City of London Cookbook by Peter Gladwin &#8211; review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row row-body\">\n<div class=\"coffee-span-7 body_column coffee-800-span-9 coffee-650-span-9 coffee-500-span-10\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p><span class=\"text-element body\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/city%20london.jpg\" alt=\"review City of London Cookbook\" width=\"288\" height=\"454\" \/> This is one of those charity books with various contributors that I love so much. The charity in question was the Lord Mayor\u2019s Appeal 2006: The Treloar Centenary Appeal for disabled children. The contributions from this book will still be added to the fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peter Gladwin has a scrumptious collection of his own recipes and those of other chefs and even the odd Royal&#8230; er, sorry Sir, not at all odd, and&#8230; um, thank you for the recipe! They are a lovely selection of dishes that encompass the cheffy and the traditional, but all of them could be made at home with no need to rent the Mansion House kitchens for the evening.<\/p>\n<p>The City of London Cookbook is also a history illustrated with witty anecdotes and it\u2019s worth buying the book for those alone. Sophia Loren was gracious enough to admit \u201cEverything you see I owe to spaghetti\u201d. We also get the insider\u2019s view of international figures: it seems like American politicians have a limited dining culture. They don\u2019t eat seafood in shells, fish with bones or chicken attached to carcasses. If you can\u2019t eat the meal with just a fork then it goes back!<\/p>\n<p>If you love London and especially the City then you will appreciate the tales of ancient tradition, some of which have lasted 700 years. The first one we come across is the Sheriff\u2019s Breakfast. Sounds a bit like a pre-hanging scene from an old western but it\u2019s the breakfast that the Sheriff is obliged to offer the Aldermen of the City. It\u2019s held on Michaelmas Eve at 8am and Samuel Pepys wrote of it in 1660. The menu in those days was a bit different, comprising such \u201ctempting\u201d dishes as mutton pottage and collar of brawn, to be washed down with ale and chocolate!<\/p>\n<p>Rick Stein was asked by Alderman David Brewer to create a recipe for his Lord Mayor\u2019s Banquet. Crab Florentine was Rick\u2019s culinary response and Peter had the task of preparing 800 to be served simultaneously. OK, so you do need a big kitchen for that!<\/p>\n<p>This is a fascinating and fun book and thoroughly enjoyable. It would make a wonderful gift for a foodie, tourist or Londoner &#8211; and it\u2019s in a good cause.<\/p>\n<p>The City of London Cookbook<br \/>\nAuthor: Peter Gladwin<br \/>\nPublished by: Accent Press<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a312.99<br \/>\nISBN 978-1905170388<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-footer-logo\">\n<div id=\"footer_logo\" class=\"coffee-span-12 footer\">\n<p><em>Cookbook review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of those charity books with various contributors that I love so much. 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