{"product_id":"the-plagiarist-in-the-kitchen","title":"The Plagiarist in the Kitchen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lifetime’s culinary thefts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e’Jonathan Meades is the Jonathan Meades of our generation’ A.A. Gill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBest known as a provocative novelist, journalist and film-maker, Jonathan Meades has also been called ‘the best amateur chef in the world’ by Marco Pierre White. He insists that anyone who claims to have invented a dish is delusional, dishonestly contributing to the myth of culinary originality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn this polemical but highly usable collection, he presents 125 of his favourite recipes, each one an example of the fine art of culinary plagiarism. These are dishes and methods he has hijacked, adapted, improved upon and made his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWithout assuming any special knowledge or skill, the book is full of excellent advice. Meades tells us why the British never got the hang of garlic, that a purist would never dream of putting cheese in a gratin dauphinois, that cooking brains in brown butter cannot be improved upon, and why –despite the advice of Martin Scorsese’s mother – he insists on frying his meatballs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn a world dominated by health fads, food vloggers and over-priced kitchen gadgets, \u003ci\u003eThe Plagiarist in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely reminder that, when it comes to food, it’s almost always better to borrow than to invent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘Witty, forthright and full of excellent recipes’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘Meades is one of our most eloquent and excellent iconoclasts. Although the prose is as opinionated and elegant as you’d expect, this is a brilliant, magnificently old-fashioned cookbook’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eThe Plagiarist in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is hilariously grumpy, muttering at us “Don’t you bastards know anything?” You can read it purely for literary pleasure, but Jonathan Meades makes everything sound so delicious that the non-cook will be moved to cook and the bad cook will cook better’ \u003cb\u003eDavid Hare, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘I adore Meades’ book . . . I want more of his rule-breaking irreverence in my kitchen’ \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘Defiant, playful, and possibly punch drunk as ever’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"b3f6a1ac-5b70-f903-8345-4f74364d68e4\" data-wf-id='[\"b3f6a1ac-5b70-f903-8345-4f74364d68e4\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003eHardback: 256pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"bd7e50b3-1950-02b5-7604-11afdc999545\" data-wf-id='[\"bd7e50b3-1950-02b5-7604-11afdc999545\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (October 2025)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"46ec71a8-2745-c516-66bf-cb1ea319da7d\" data-wf-id='[\"46ec71a8-2745-c516-66bf-cb1ea319da7d\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781783522408\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"b3f6a1ac-5b70-f903-8345-4f74364d68e4\" data-wf-id='[\"b3f6a1ac-5b70-f903-8345-4f74364d68e4\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003ePaperback: 256pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"bd7e50b3-1950-02b5-7604-11afdc999545\" data-wf-id='[\"bd7e50b3-1950-02b5-7604-11afdc999545\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (October 2025)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-w-id=\"46ec71a8-2745-c516-66bf-cb1ea319da7d\" data-wf-id='[\"46ec71a8-2745-c516-66bf-cb1ea319da7d\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\"\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781783528523\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilton Square","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58627727065472,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":58627727098240,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/9781783528523_7e90cde0-5dc2-4d0d-b2e8-f4dcc7a8447e.jpg?v=1785754324","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/the-plagiarist-in-the-kitchen","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}