';I've wanted to write a cookbook for many years … chock full of great restaurant recipes, of coursebut ones people can duplicate at home without taking the day off.'Mark McEwan Celebrity chef Mark McEwan is widely recognized for his distinctive style of cooking that captures the essence of classical cuisine with nuances of contemporary flavours. Regardless of the lofty accoladeshis restaurant North 44 has been named the best in Toronto by Gourmet magazine for three years running, and Bymark was anointed as enRoute magazine's New Restaurant of the YearMcEwan loves the simple pleasures of cooking good food at home. Great Food at Home is full of recipes that all home cooks can make with easea go-to cookbook that will be spotted in people's kitchens years from now, well thumbed and sauce-stained. Illustrated with full-colour photography, it includes McEwan's favourite recipes. Basics aside, a lot of the recipes reflect simple, rustic farefrom a summer's plate of seared perch fillets with charred tomato risotto to a wintertime venison stew with mashed potatoes. Great Food at Home is comfort food simply at its best.
