annieb123
Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.
Burgers & Bacon Cookbook is a nice "everyday fancy" compilation of burger recipes, sauces, condiments, and tips collected and curated by the World Food Championships team. Released 4th June 2024 by Fox Chapel, it's 189 pages and is available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook formats.
It's a niche cookbook but includes a number of -really- versatile high quality sauces and condiments. Surprisingly, for a burger and bacon cookbook, there are a fair number of meatless vegetarian/vegan friendly recipes included. It's not one -aimed- at the meatfree crowd, but neither will they feel excluded.
The standout really is the versatility. These are specific presentations from competition and cook-off winning chefs, but they can easily be mixed and matched in infinite variety.
Recipes are written with an introduction and background info, ingredients in a bullet list, and step by step prep directions. Ingredient measures are given in imperial (American) units, no metric equivalents. Most items will be easily sourced at any large grocery store in North America, some will require a more specialist/international store, or ordering online.
The high point of the book is the photography. The food is well styled and professionally plated, and the book is *full* of competition photos which are fun and fascinating to look at.
Four and a half stars. It would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition, home use, or gift giving to a bacon/burger loving friend. There are some recipes included which would also make excellent gifts (Bacon Peppermint Jam for example which is incredibly tasty and versatile).
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.