James Martin is the compadre to many a Saturday Morning 'recovery period' on the sofa, whilst he's up there doing his bit on the Telly, and he does come across as someone you would like to have in your kitchen cooking the fry up because he's a bit of a down to earth northern lad. Remind yourself though, that he is a professional chef, and as such he likes to throw a curve ball or two into the traditional recipe.
This book is dressed up as a collection of simple, easy recipes that James would make most often in his own home - but novice beware! There is some scary stuff here if you're not a pretend soux chef, and wouldn't know Okra from Asparagus if it came up and introduced itself to you. A lot of the recipes within are what I would call challenging, and although the pictures are very nice where included, I'd like a few more 'this is how it should look at this stage' type photos too.
The book is loosely collected into spring/summer/autumn/winter so that you can find an appropriate recipe for the time of year, which is a nice touch. Not a bad job from our TV friend, but perhaps a little too advanced for most of the average Joe/Jo's who might end up with this book.
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