Feel the pulse of its thriving tapas bars, watch the speed and grace of its waiting staff, inhale the aroma of sizzling chorizo and savour the salty sweetness of crayfish straight off the grill...From its flagship restaurant in Melbourne's Hosier Lane, to the opening of its latest venture Pulpo, MoVida has always embodied the heart and soul of Spanish cuisine. By fusing local and international flavours and pushing culinary boundaries, the MoVida restaurants have irrevocably changed the landscape of Australian dining. "MoVida Cocina" gives you a closer look at the people, venues and dishes that have made the MoVida bars and restaurants what they are today. Acclaimed chef and owner Frank Camorra takes us behind-the-scenes to reveal special techniques, signature dishes and the pure joy of cooking that infuses his life and work. He also reveals 70 stunning new recipes, including his chorizo-filled fried potato bombs, which featured in a nail-biting episode of "MasterChef Australia" in 2010. Key points: this is the third book by acclaimed chef and restaurateur Frank Camorra and follows the success of "MoVida" (2007) and "MoVida Rustica" (2010); the book includes over 70 recipes drawn from all of the MoVida restaurants, including the fried potato bomb featured in a "MasterChef Australia" challenge; provides lively and insightful profiles on chefs, teams and restaurants; stunning photography and innovative design - a hallmark of all the "MoVida" cookbooks - makes this a highly collectable book for all lovers of good food.

Have you always dreamt of hosting the perfect dinner party but never known where to start? Or watched contestants cock-up the cooking on Come Dine With Me and thought to yourself, 'I could do better'? Or maybe you're simply tired of fussy, over-complicated restaurant-style cooking and you're on the look out for recipes prepared by real people for their friends and family at home? Well, whether you're a dinner-party connoisseur or an absolute amateur, this is the book for you. We all know that hosting a dinner party can be an intimidating nightmare of an evening. Who should you invite, what should you cook, how much can you prepare in advance, how do you get the atmosphere right and what can you do to keep the conversation, as well as the wine, flowing? This book contains answers to all of these questions and more, and then goes on to provide a fantastic selection of winning recipes from the show to help you put together your perfect menu. Maybe you fancy a light Mediterranean evening of tortelloni, mozzarella and tomato in basil leaf followed by seabass baked in salt crust with Greek salad and a refreshing lemon vodka sorbet? Or maybe a traditionally British menu such as smoked trout pate and herb-crusted lamb followed by apple crumble with home-made cinnamon ice cream? Whichever menu you put together, this official companion to Come Dine With Me is packed with hints, tips and facts from the best banquets and worst celebrity disasters of the show to give you the confidence to plan your dinner party to perfection and to succeed where others have so hilariously failed.

Get back to kitchen basics and learn to cook great food with Mary Berry. Do you want to cook fantastic food, but feel your kitchen skills aren't up to scratch? Let "Mary Berry's How to Cook" take you back to culinary basics and give you the confidence to succeed. Pick up fundamental techniques to create a range of delicious starters, mains, desserts and breads, taking you from start to finish, and explaining exactly what to do. Follow 12 key recipes, ideal for beginners: master these, and then use your new skills to whip up 100 mouth-watering recipes from Moroccan spiced lamb to pineapple upside-down cake. Whether it's boiling the perfect egg or making fantastic flaky pastry, serving up chicken cacciatore or lemon and apple tart, with tried and trusted guidance from one of Britain's most popular cookery writers, "Mary Berry's How to Cook" is the guide that will get you cooking.

This is a sumptuous collection of recipes from the slow cooker, clay pot, oven and stove top, including soups and broths, fish and shellfish, poultry, meat and game, vegetarian and side dishes. It features inspiring ideas from around the world, including Eastern European, Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine, with recipes for chowders, curries, paellas, pot-roasts, farmhouse stews, tagines and more. It includes all the slow-cook favourites, such as Bouillabaisse, Scotch Broth, Tagine of Lamb, Coq au Vin, Lancashire Hotpot and Hungarian Goulash. It is illustrated with 300 photographs and explained with clear instructions, so that perfect results are ensured whether you are a beginner or an expert cook. This book is ideal for busy cooks, as the recipes are prepared with a minimum of fuss, while still providing maximum flavour. All the ingredients are simply put into a casserole in the oven, in a large pan on the stove or in a specially designed slow cooker, and left to simmer away to make a wonderfully tasty meal. The finished meals will rarely spoil if they are not eaten immediately; in fact many dishes - such as curries and casseroles - will actually improve if they are made the day before, allowing the flavours to fully develop and blend together. There are hearty soups such as Irish Country Soup, melt-in-your-mouth fish dishes such as Baked Monkfish with Potatoes and Garlic, traditional poultry dishes such as Moroccan Roast Chicken, essential meat meals such as Steak and Kidney Pie, and vegetarian classics such as Kidney Bean Curry. With this tempting collection of 300 leisurely recipes, you'll soon discover that tasty and tender meals can be created with minimal effort.

Explore the true taste of Spain in over 150 fabulous recipes shown step-by-step in over 700 vibrant photographs. This title offers everything you need to know about Spanish ingredients, cooking equipment and special cooking techniques. It features over 700 photographs, including - step-by step instructions and a picture of every delicious finished dish. Chapters are devoted to tapas, soup and eggs, rice and pasta, vegetables and salads, fish and shellfish, poultry and game birds, meat and game, and desserts and baking. Bring the rich, robust tastes of the Spanish culinary tradition to your kitchen with simple-to-follow advice and easy-to-find ingredients. Recreate authentic Spanish dishes with fabulous recipes such as Patatas Bravas, Salt Cod Fritters with Allioli, and Galician Apple-stuffed Crepes. Spain is a country rich in history, culture and diversity, with a fascinating cuisine that shows influences from all over the world. This glorious book first takes you through the culinary history of Spain, then offers a photographic guide to the essential Spanish ingredients, from fantastic cheeses and hams to olive oils and shellfish. There are then over 150 magnificent step-by-step recipes to try, with chapters devoted to tapas, soup, eggs, rice and pasta, vegetables and salads, fish and shellfish, poultry, meat and game, and desserts and baking. You will be spoilt for choice with classics such as Potato Tortilla, Paella Valencia and Basque Tart with Apple.