The Melting Pot: The World In Your Kitchen

Today, we live in a Melting Pot of global cuisine. This cookbook is written for those who want to cook the authentic recipes that make up our modern multi-cultural diet, but avoid getting lost on their journey of discovery. The Melting Pot captures the colourful voice of a generation who have grown up with two strong culinary influences in their homes; mothers of foreign origin and modern metro-living. With more than 130 easy to follow recipes from mouth-watering snacks, simple suppers to festive feasts accompanied by history, hints and tips this is a cook book for the truly Epicurious! To pre-order your copies go to www.papadakis.net

Thursday, November 30, 2006

World Food Market 2006

Attended the World Food Market 2006 at Excell Centre London to promote The Melting Pot. It's incredible how many cultures and cuisines we have on our doorstep, we are truly lucky. It was a real celebration of all the things I believe in, and tasty too.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

BBC Good Food Show 2006

The BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham was fantastic fun. Saw my old boss Gordon Ramsay strut his stuff on the stage with Sarge and the rest of the Ramsay crew. Anthony Worral Thompson and Ben O'Donaghue loved the book and said they would push it at their demos too. Let's hope Saturday Kitchen calls soon...

Nadia x

Monday, November 13, 2006

WATERSTONES Book Signing

Thanks to everyone who came to the booksigning at Waterstones, Gower Street Branch on Saturday 2nd December from 2pm. We sold out within an hour and my publisher had to give them 3 boxes of new stock to replenish! Here are some photos of the day



Nadia x

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Reviews

I'm thrilled with the reviews The Melting Pot has had so far:

Katie Samuel
Celebrity writer for Closer

Nadia is hot stuff, the new Nigella with more street cred. They say you learn something new every day and when I picked up The Melting Pot I learnt more in twenty minutes than I have ever learnt from any other recipe book – engaging, charming and fun to read, not forgetting absolutely delicious recipes for all occasions, this is the must have book for everyone who thinks of themselves as ‘worldly’.

Helen Jean Tillott
Food economist/ writer and co author of Gordon Ramsay Cook Books

“As soon as I saw the first draft of this book I knew it was a winner. A real cook book written by a talented food writer. Through her eyes and taste buds Nadia has given us a real sense of who we are in Britain today.Taking you on a journey of discovery into the heart of Britain, the family kitchen, Nadia has captured the smells, atmosphere, unique heritage and family values of our multi cultural nation. This book should be the catalyst to a true cookery revolution. By comprehending the origin of the food of Britain today I believe we are on the road to being taken seriously as a nation of cooks, and moving on to the next playing field.. Pizza with chips might yet be forgotten.”

Matthew Kemp
Director Underground Catering Company and Ex chef River Café/The Ivy:

“I have long believed that learning about foods, experimenting and developing your own senses by ‘cooking to touch’ are the key to success in the kitchen and The Melting Pot is spot-on on all accounts. Informative, exciting and intuitive this is the sort of book that would make even the most kitchen shy punter want to cook something new – and with Nadia’s simple instructions and helpful advice they would always be successful!”

Look out for reviews in Reveal and Star Magazine on 28th November 2006.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

London Food and Drink

I am currently writing the Going Out section for the first London Explorer guidebook. Will be spending the next month trekking across town, sampling the best (and inevitably the worst) London's restaurants, bars and pubs have to offer. If you have any recommendations for places I really must suss out, or any I should avoid at all costs, let me know.
Nadia x

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

The Melting Pot: The World In Your Kitchen

Today, we live in a Melting Pot of global cuisine. From specialist delis to a supermarket aisle, ‘ethnic’ foods are becoming more and more popular and accessible, our tastes increasingly adventurous.

The Melting Pot: The World in Your Kitchen is written for those who want to cook the authentic recipes that make up our modern multi-cultural diet but avoid getting lost on their journey of discovery.

With more than 130 easy to follow recipes from mouth-watering snacks, simple suppers to festive feasts accompanied by history, hints and tips this is a cook book for the truly Epicurious!

The Melting Pot captures the colourful voice of a generation who have grown up with two strong culinary influences in their homes; mothers of foreign origin and modern metro-living. It does not rank one cuisine above the other or judge habits and customs; it simply shares the best of them. Nadia guides you through the lessons learnt along life’s way about culinary habits, diet and etiquette.

The Melting Pot is a celebration of our time; a time when we are becoming more confident, culturally curious cooks. So much more than a list of ingredients and instructions, this book takes you on an exciting journey so you can discover The World in Your Kitchen.

To pre-order your copies go to www.papadakis.net