Although it is already a 10-year-old book, Heston Blumenthal at Home, is still a modern book with a lot to teach. However, home chefs need not shy away as the recipes are more likely to provoke the palate than culinary skills.

I’ve been thinking about this book on and off, because I think that it heralds a different kind of cookbook. I don’t know what it is, maybe Informal Roman, but it’s a version of Italic which as we all know is tiresome to read if there’s a lot of it. But his cookbooks are not in the same league as other chefs who recognise the parameters which define after work food prep. Far from being a traditional home cooking book, Heston Blumenthal at Home is a must-have for all foodies and food geeks in this world!

Internationally famous for his award-winning, 3-Michelin-starred restaurant, The Fat Duck, Heston Blumenthal is considered to be one of the best chefs of his generation. Most of the recipes have a decidedly British slant, so those who have spent time in Great Britain or love the English culture will love this book. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Finally, we hear from the experts whose scientific know-how has contributed to Heston's topsy-turvy world.

Alternatively, you may have been fortunate enough to eat at one of his hard-to-get-a-booking-at restaurants. It’s rare that any cookbook gets a full rotation in our kitchen, but with this one, the simplicity of the recipes and the resulting flavours really captured the love of cooking and eating with (if the coronation chicken is anything to go by) remarkable results.Heston Blumenthal shares more of his life philosophy, in which the mechanics of cooking are only one part of a larger, fulfilling experience . But perhaps the biggest surprise is that every musing leads to a simple recipe well within the reach of any curious home cook. I suspect that every weary parent who has cooked something nutritious that’s within the budget, knows about this difference in perspective when the offspring refuse to eat it and nobody helps with the washing up. There is also a good recipe for traditional fish and chips which, of course should be included in any British cookbook, as well as the components of good Sunday lunches. Zijn restaurant ‘The Fat Duck’ heeft drie sterren en is in het verleden uitgeroepen geweest tot het beste restaurant ter wereld.