Quay: Food Inspired By Nature

The cover and the photos are stunning! I purchased this book to look beautiful on my countertop and it does not disappoint. The recipes are inspirational goal for level of cooking but I do plan to try out some of the simpler ones.

Had a lot of good ideas and made cooking interesting

As my cookbook collection nears triple digits it really takes something special in order to stand out from the crowd. Seated alongside books like Noma, Alinea, the Thomas Keller collection and even the vast expanse that is the Modernist Cuisine set Quay stands out as the most impressive by far! The quality of materials and printing is simply astonishing. Now if your looking for a cookbook to copy and paste recipes to impress your mother in law this isnt the book for you. Its meant for professionals and the truly hardcore home cooks, to inspire and enlighten rather than give you something to cook on Saturday night (although you could i imagine). As a professorial Chef I look to books like this for inspiration for the upcoming season and Quay is hugely influential in this respect, I may never cook a dish directly from the book but techniques and ideas are conveyed just as much as weights and measurements. I love this book, I read it cover to cover upon first receiving it. it draws you in and grabs hold of you, its all youll be talking about for days after getting it.Pros:*highest production values of any cookbook i have seen thus far! Beautiful paper!*8 texture chocolate cake!*Introductions to dishes explaining inspirations are well written.*Amazing photography.*Cloth-like cover and binding are actually quite durable.Cons:*high gloss paper will show fingerprints.*Not for everyone.*Many ingredients will be impossible (or nearly so) to source outside of Australia.*Focus on using fresh edible flowers and buds seems overdone on some dishes (to my taste)

As I've gradually built my cookbook collection, few have been as prized an acquisition as the Quay cookbook. This book is incredibly breathtaking. The book itself and the photography within are fantastic. I have yet to find another cookbook on par with the attention to detail. The Alinea, Fat Duck, and Noma books all come short. The presentation of dishes in elaborate. Clearly an immense amount of thought and care went into designing this book.The recipes are complex, though a number are very approachable. Gilmore has also filled the book with organic photographs that are stunning. With a textured cover and multiple different paper types inside, this is THE coffee table cookbook. I have yet to find another book that is as naturally beautiful as this. A must for chefs and strongly recommended for any who love beautiful cookbooks.

Book came in Like New condition, Beautiful book!! This was a replacement, unfortunately I lost the original copy in a move.

This is an exceptional book! Peter Gilmore provides an eye opening take on the local foods of Australia.If you are looking for fast and easy this book is not for you. If you are looking for dishes with wonderful flavors and unique presentations, then look no further this is the book you are looking for. The recipes and assembly for each dish go into tremendous detail, and results in such flavorful food with exquisite platings. The 8 textured chocolate cake is my favorite and is such a dramatic presentation. I recommend this book to anyone who is seeking inspiration in food.

The media could not be loaded.  Espere mucho tiempo por este libro ! Al fin lo compré y realmente valió la pena, gran trabajo , gran chef !

I have wanted this Book for many years and finally decided to purchase it.I am very pleased with the quality of the book, the photographs, and the recipes.A Treasure.

This book really does work with the chefs ideology, inspired by nature. Great book for ideas if your creative enough to take the time to digest his many techniques. I so enjoyed this book as it has enhanced my own cooking.

Its a beautiful book with some fabulous photography. It would look lovely on any coffee table - but be prepared for serious mouth watering! The list of ingredients are long and some of the time I have no idea what they are! It is not for the faint hearted but I think the book can easily be enjoyed buy anyone for what it is. The recipes themselves are a big undertaking but the results will be worth while! However I don't think you have to be a fabulous cook to get a lot out of this book - as a photography book it is beautiful and it is inspirational what ever level cook you are and if you do try the recipes then the instructions are excellent.It would be a lovely gift, for cookery book - inspiration or simply for the coffee table!

Stuning book! Piece of art. It really inspire you to creat something! Amazing dishes that look beautiful! If you want to cook like this at home - this is a whole new level.

Peter Gilmore no doubt the best book ever i had in my life wonderful illustration the paper an the manufacture of this book is mazing.You have to have it or you dont know what you would miss i love this chef he is artist almost like illusionist.You have to have this book now chef.

Love this book some recipes are long and tricky but it is amazing food and recipes