In this glorious celebration of food and eating, Stephen Downes, one of Australia's foremost food critics and food writers, leads readers through the 100 food experiences they must have before they expire, based on his own culinary encounters, and his astonishing food knowledge and expertise.
Some of these experiences are as simple and affordable as making and eating homemade mayonnaise, while others are as glamorous as consuming fried fresh foie gras at the Relais de la Poste in Magesq near Bordeaux.
Written with passion, humour and a fundamental respect for fine food, this book promotes a move back to cooking from the ground up, using the best raw ingredients. Recipe and technique descriptions from sophisticated classics to simple perfection - such as a homemade mayonnaise - are also included as part of the text, written into the narrative to inspire the reader.
