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Christine Manfield is one of Australia's most celebrated chefs - a perfectionist inspired by strong flavours, and a writer whose successful books, Tasting India, Fire, Spice, Stir, Christine Manfield Originals and Christine Manfield Desserts, have spiced up the lives of keen cooks everywhere.
Her professional culinary life started in the mid-1980s and has culminated to date in three ground-breaking restaurants: Paramount in Sydney from 1993 to 2000, East@West in London from 2003 to early 2005, and now back in Sydney with Universal Restaurant, which continues to win accolades from critics and diners alike.
An inveterate traveller, Christine continues to broaden her global food interests, working alongside respected chefs around the world and hosting gastronomic tours to exotic destinations including Morocco, India, Spain and Turkey.
'My philosophy of life and work is based on the premise that life is too short to eat bad food.'
Christine Manfield uses ingredients and methods from around the world – from the Mediterranean to the Middle East, North Africa, France and Asia – to create a truly Australian culinary style. Christine's work is incomparable for its original blend of assertive flavours and harmonious textures...
'My philosophy of life and work is based on the premise that life is too short to eat bad food.'
Christine Manfield uses ingredients and methods from around the world – from the Mediterranean to...
Published: 03/07/2006
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781920989460
RRP: $39.95
For renowned Australian chef Christine Manfield, dessert spells S-E-D-U-C-T-I-O-N: seduction of the eyes, the nose, the palate. In this stunning book, she demystifies the world of the pastry chef, showing you how to work miracles with the laws of gravity, temperature and balance to produce edible creation that combine visual appeal and fantasy with sublime textures and flavours.
For renowned Australian chef Christine Manfield, dessert spells S-E-D-U-C-T-I-O-N: seduction of the eyes, the nose, the palate. In this stunning book, she demystifies the world of the pastry chef, showing...
Published: 05/04/2004
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670041480
RRP: $39.95
With an insatiable appetite for travel, food and new experiences, renowned chef and traveller Christine Manfield draws her inspiration from across the globe.
With an insatiable appetite for travel, food and new experiences, renowned chef and traveller Christine Manfield draws her inspiration from across the globe.
Published: 23/05/2012
Format:
ISBN: 9781921382970
RRP: $39.95
Experience the intoxicating and passionate world of spice and enjoy its fragrant, pungent, mellow and fiery taste sensations.
In Spice , Christine Manfield shares her knowledge of how to use spice and aromatics to unlock the secrets of their rich flavours and aromas. Using spice pastes and mixes from India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Mexico, Christine teaches us how to create delicious recipes...
Experience the intoxicating and passionate world of spice and enjoy its fragrant, pungent, mellow and fiery taste sensations.
In Spice , Christine Manfield shares her knowledge of how to use spice and...
Published: 01/03/2005
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781920989194
RRP: $49.95
Stir some spice pastes into your cooking – hot and pungent and mellow and fragrant – and experience irresistible explosions on your palate.
Stir some spice pastes into your cooking – hot and pungent and mellow and fragrant – and experience irresistible explosions on your palate.
Published: 05/03/2007
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781920989743
RRP: $39.95
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