The Apothecary Chef
Hardback
Whether harvested in far-away fields, gathered at the local farmers market, pulled from a garden bed or plucked from the kitchen windowsill, herbs and plants have the ability to elevate and enhance our food and health. The Apothecary Chef is a celebration of the fragrance and flavour they impart, and a guide to incorporating them into your cooking and kitchen garden.
Natasha MacAller has collaborated with a team of more than 25 international award-winning chefs, from April Bloomfield and The Sioux Chef in the USA, to David Leibovitz in Paris and Pierre Koffmann in London, to gather and create recipes, each with several hero ingredients that nourish, sustain and delight. Chapters include Good for the Gut, Everyday Joy, A Sense of Calm, Immunity Boosters, Longevity & Resilience and Breath & Balance. From starters, salads and soups to mains, pestos, chutneys and desserts, recipes include a Spring Pea, Petal and Pea Shoot Salad, a Slow-Cooked Peppercorn Lamb Shank and Spiced Nectarines. Each chapter includes delicious, nature-inspired dishes for optimum wellbeing. Alongside the recipes is a directory of 50 herbs and plants, each one illustrated, that explores the myths, truths and medicinal benefits of each plant. Natasha shares tips and ideas for growing them yourself, in whatever space you have available. There are also features on harvesting and storing local edibles, plus where to purchase hard-to-find ingredients. The book is completed with a recipe index, a herbs and plants index and details of the chef contributors. More than 25 Contributing chefs include Pierre Koffman, Lee Westcott, Sean Sherman (The Sioux Chef), Elizabeth Falkner, Ben Shewry, Sarah Johnson, Maria Kalenska, Olia Hercules, Nancy Silverton, Allan Altschul, (The Newt), Cyrus Todiwala, Roger Pizey (Fortnum & Mason), Olia Hercules, April Bloomfield, Peter Gordon, David Lebovitz, Honey & Co, Julia Komp, Rudolph van Veen and more.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781804192801
- Author: Natasha MacAller
- Pub date: 10.03.26
- RRP: $80.00
- Format: Hardback
Author
Natasha MacAller
NATASHA MACALLER spent 30 years as a professional ballerina performing with New York's prestigious Joffrey Ballet and Boston Ballet, completing her exhilarating career in the Broadway and Los Angeles productions of The Phantom of The Opera. Turning her artistic spirit to a second creative career in the kitchen and garden, Natasha channels the same passion, diligence and precision that made her a successful dancer into the art of cooking. She divides her time between Los Angeles, London and New Zealand, where she teaches cookery courses, writes and is often found in the garden between the rhubarb and the tomatoes. She's also a highly sought-after restaurant consultant.
The Apothecary Chef, her third cookbook, is a homage to her curiosity of growing a Noah's ark of fruit, vegetables and herbs in her New Zealand garden and using these and other beneficial grown, foraged or purchased ingredients to blend and create healthful, flavourful and inspired recipes.www.dancingchef.net / Instagram: @dancingchefnatasha @theapothecarychefbook