Bøger af Luke Powell

“Luke is one of the best chefs in the world and it’s time for everyone to get a glimpse into his craft. He is the true vanguard for all things meats and cooking. This book is so awesome. It’s the one and only you’ll ever need, for real.” – Matty Matheson, chef, author, and actor/producer of The BearSausages, salami, bacon and a dry-aged, smoked brisket: all tried-and-true classics answering the questions of how to make meat last longer, go further, taste better. But some meats taste a lot better than others, and there's a reason why: quality meats and quality recipes.Welcome to the essential companion for cooking and making epic Quality Meats, whether you are a beginner, expert or somewhere in between. From easy recipes for grilling and roasting your favourite cuts, to sandwiches and small plates, to more ambitious undertakings like making bacon, briskets, sausages and charcuterie, or smoking your own meats, acclaimed chef Luke Powell has you covered.Luke worked in top-level kitchens for decades before pursuing his passion for charcuterie and is now founder and co-owner of hatted restaurant turned smallgoods wholesaler LP's Quality Meats, and Bella Brutta Pizza, both in inner Sydney. He has a chef's sense for flavour and has honed the art of charcuterie at home over multiple decades. This fully photographed, wibalin-textured hardback has over 80 recipes with step-by-step photography and includes special features on salami and brisket.

Asia Highway is Luke Powell's photographic examination of Iran and particularly Pakistan, acknowledging the destruction these cultures have undergone while emphasizing the beautiful and good that Powell discovered on his travels. The photos in the first chapter were taken in Iran in 1974 and include the historical bazaar of Tabriz (a crucial center on the Silk Road and since 2010 a UNESCO World Heritage Site), while the succeeding chapters depict northern Pakistan. The story of the book's origins orbits around various political events: Powell photographed a series on Pakistan's Swat district after he had left Afghanistan just ahead of the Taraki coup in 1978; and in 2000 the Taliban invited him to return while restricting his subsequent movements, prompting Powell to travel to Pakistan and work in Chitral and Gilgit. Other chapters explore Peshawar and the Kalash people in Chitral.

While travelling overland to India from Europe in the fall of 1971, the author ran into the war between India and Pakistan, and he spent the following winter in neighbouring Afghanistan. He returned nearly every year until 1978, when he left the country three days before a Communist coup. This book tells his story.