Auckland Council Libraries: Destination food

Destination food

​Do you enjoy travelling places and sampling the local cuisine? Would you like to travel with a famous chef or celebrity as they sample food from different locations around the world? Then these selected titles are just the right ones for you!

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Destination flavour

Adam Liaw

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Adam Liaw curates the best recipes and stories, along with dozens of brand-new dishes encountered in his travels. This is the book that fans of his show have been waiting for.

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Hungry

Karena Bird

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This book draws on the experience Karena and Kasey have gained while travelling to over 30 countries in Europe and Asia and working with a variety of top chefs.

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One more croissant for the road

Felicity Cloake

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Part travelogue, part food memoir, all love letter to France, this read follows 'the nation's taster in chief' Felicity Cloake's very own Tour de France, cycling 2,300km across France in search of culinary perfection.

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Me'a kai

Robert Oliver

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When Robert Oliver returned to his homeland of Fiji, he rediscovered the art of Pacific cooking. This book brings together a treasury of South Pacific cooking, with recipes and photos that capture the essence of the Pacific.

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The road to Mexico

Rick Stein

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Rick Stein brings his unrivalled enthusiasm and trusted expertise to the fresh, flavourful food of Mexico and California. No one better captures the food essence of a country and brings the best recipes into our kitchens like Rick.

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Green kitchen travels

David Frenkiel

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: David, Luise and Elsa are a family who love to travel. Hungry to see and taste more of the world, they had embarked on an around-the-world trip. This book will surely inspire you to cook outside your comfort zone.

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Gather

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This book tells the story of our community, the food we pick from our home gardens, and the food raised on our properties or gathered from the sea that surround us. The pages of this recipe book tell our stories.

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The Hairy Bikers' Asian adventure

Si King

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This is another heart-warming cookery book, delivering a true taste of Asia perfect for all the family. Packed with delicious recipes, exotic flavours, and techniques to learn, this gorgeous collection of recipes is the Hairy Bikers at their best.

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Topp country

Arani Cuthbert

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Well-loved New Zealand entertainers, the Topp twins go on a culinary journey around New Zealand meeting food producers, home cooks and lovers of life. As they travel around New Zealand they discover a land full of top tucker and great yarns.

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Far afield

Shane Mitchell

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Shane Mitchell has travelled the world on assignment for publications and encountered fascinating people who are keeping the world's oldest traditional foodways alive. This book profiles these people, sharing their captivating stories and recipes.

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