Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes

Tying into a new six-part BBC2 television series, Tom elevates classic recipes with a Kerridge twist

Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge's all-time favourite recipes, cleverly crafted for the home cook with a trademark Kerridge twist.‘Hearty and enormous fun'Independent on Sunday --_ 'Every day I try to make each dish as good as it can be: mypersonal best ever. I like getting the balance of taste and texture just right, using familiar ingredients and creating big, intense flavours. I'm showing you all of the tweaks, tricks and techniques I've learned over the past twenty years or so, to transform the everyday into the spectacular.’ As the most down-to-earth Michelin-starred chef on the food scene, Tom Kerridge has become known for his big flavours and beautifully crafted yet accessible food. And with more than 100 of his favourite recipes, Best Ever Dishes brings this spectacular cooking to the home kitchen. Tom starts with classics we all love such as tomato soup, chicken Kiev and rice pudding (plus a few new ideas of his own), then refines and elevates them to the best version that he has ever tasted. Give the Kerridge twist to a simplelasagne, and you'll discover that every mouthful is a taste explosion. Put a special spin on a chocolate tart, and you'll transform it into an exceptional, melt-in-the-mouth pud of the gods. There’s even a section on the basics including how to make the perfect gravy. With plenty of variety and everything from cheesy bakedpotato skins to hake with verjus butter, this book really will change the way you cook. ‘Comforting, delicious looking dishes that you can't wait to tuckinto’Paul Ainsworth‘Full of new ideas, but the dishes are achievable for the home cook – and with Tom's upbeat encouragement, you can't fail’Sainsbury's Magazine --_ Tom Kerridge’s new book, Pub Kitchen, is out in September.