The Fat Duck Cookbook: Smaller, Cheaper, Just As Awesome

August 20, 2009, 12:00 pm   3 Comments

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While we loved Heston Blumenthal's Big Fat Duck Cookbook — the crazy-gorgeous imagery! the insane-inspiring recipes! — we were not really so into its three-figure pricetag. So we were psyched to learn that there'd be a smaller, cheaper version released at some point in the indeterminate future.

The indeterminate future is now: The Fat Duck Cookbook (preorder on Amazon) will be shipping October 13, complete with the original Dave McKean illustrations — albeit minus the slipcase and the word "Big" in the title. The cover, too, is different: the original book's bare blackness has been replaced with a vibrant McKean image displaying various Blumenthalian visual metaphors: a maze, blindfolds, a child and a man, juggling fish. We'd expect nothing less, really.

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  1. Ryan

    I really, really wanted a copy of the "Big Fat" version of this book, but as stated above, the price scared me away. October 13th, hurry up!

    August 20, 2009, 1:55 pmReply

  2. Rebecca

    I just pre-ordered! And now we wait...

    August 21, 2009, 12:11 amReply

  3. Paula

    Ryan, you can come ogle my Big BFD some time. Heh.

    August 21, 2009, 11:13 amReply

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