Simply Bishop's: Easy Seasonal Recipes

John Bishop, Dennis Green

Douglas & McIntyre, 2009 - Cooking - 170 pages

Flavourful and easy-to-prepare recipes with Bishop's trademark focus on fresh seasonal ingredients-over 10,000 copies sold.

John Bishop of the renowned Bishop's Restaurant in Vancouver has, over the years, created more than a hundred wonderful dishes that feature seasonal ingredients with the trademark Bishop's emphasis on flavour and texture and that are also simple to prepare.

Simply Bishop's features tempting recipes organized into appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, side dishes and desserts. Accompanying the recipes are useful and friendly tips about selecting produce and preparation techniques. John Bishop also supplies wine suggestions for entrees and a section on basic stocks. He also offers menu suggestions for special events, as well as tips on preparing for and giving dinner parties, setting up an attractive buffet and keeping a dinner party diary.

What people are saying

User Review -

My son visited your restaurant and you signed your cookbook for me several years ago. Well, I have been cooking for 40 years and everyone says I am a good cook. Your cookbook is my favorite! And I have many. Thank you for your delicious combinations of great foods, your artistry in the kitchen and for sharing your talents with the world. I grab it every time I want something really good to eat. Thanks, Chris, too for a great gift!!
Melinda Roeleveld, St. Louis, MO 

Contents

• SIMPLE AND SEASONAL: 1
• EASY ENTERTAINING: 3
• MENUS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS: 7
• APPETIZERS: 9
• SOUPS: 35
• SALADS: 53
• ENTREES: 71
• SIDE DISHES: 114
• DESSERTS: 137
• STOCKS: 162
• INDEX: 166

About the author

John Bishop 's love for cooking began when he was a child growing up in Newton Powys, Wales. Starting out by helping in his mother's kitchen to eventually as a young man learning the formal requirements of traditional French food preparation at a hotel school. After working as a chef in Great Britain,nbsp; Bishop moved to Vancouver in 1973. At the urging of friends and investors during the recession of 1985, John opened Bishop's . Since then, Bishop's has consistently been one of the city's top restaurants. Annually the restaurant receives top grades from local as well as all the respected North American guides.Bishop nbsp;has authored four cookbooks with Douglas & McIntyre: Bishop's , Cooking at My House , Fresh and Simply Bishop's .

Dennis Green was born in Alberta, though his family has lived in British Columbia for five generations. After extensive travels with his parents, he returned to BC when he was seven years old. His love of cooking led him to apprentice at the Avenue Grill in Vancouver, and he went on to serve as the chef at Barbara-Jos Restaurant. He has a passion for regional-style cooking using organic, fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. He joined the team at Bishops in 1993 and was chef there from 1997 to 2007.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Simply Bishop's: Easy Seasonal Recipes
• Authors: John Bishop, Dennis Green
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre, 2009
• ISBN: 1553653882, 9781553653882
• Length: 170 pages
• Subjects: Cooking / History; Cooking / Seasonal