Product Description
Freestyle Cooking with Chef Ollie
Author: Oliver Swart
Format: Hardback
‘This is more than just a cookbook; it is a celebration of culinary creativity and a testament to Ollie’s exceptional talent and zest for life.’ — Ivor Jones, head chef at Chefs Warehouse Beau Constantia
There’s one thing that Chef Ollie doesn’t do easily and that’s follow rules. He likes to challenge convention and try new things, often at the spur of the moment. This attitude to life has filtered into his cooking style, which he enthusiastically shares with you in this aptly titled book, Freestyle Cooking with Chef Ollie.
Ollie cooks with feeling and taste. His recipes are quick and easy, and designed to inspire rather than intimidate. With this book, he aims to show home cooks that just by using the best and simplest ingredients, you can create dishes that scream with flavour. Whether he’s making you sweat with his Hot and Sour Prego Roll or transporting you to Indonesia with his Sambal Matah Fish en Papillote, Ollie proves that the secret to exceptional dishes lies in the layering of flavour and understanding the basics of cooking.
Each of the six chapters in Freestyle Cooking with Chef Ollie represents a distinct part of Ollie’s life and is accompanied by a lesson he’s learned along the way, as well as a QR code to a playlist of songs that all form part of the culinary adventure.
With recipes ranging from Proper Durban Lamb Curry, Banging Lamb Chops and Rooibos Honey Basque Cheesecake to 30 Clove Garlic Chardonnay Chicken, the Double Oklahoma Smash Burger and Banana Dom Pedros, Ollie reminds us that cooking is meant to be fun. So put on your tunes, pour yourself a glass of wine and enjoy!
About the Author
Oliver Swart is a passionate chef who loves to inspire others to cook. He received his Diploma at Silwood School of Cookery after relocating to Cape Town from Durban and has worked in some of the Mother City’s most celebrated restaurants, including La Colombe, The Test Kitchen and The Pot Luck Club. He now co-owns one of the biggest catering companies in South Africa, Annalize Catering, with his mother-in-law Annalize Buchanan. You’ll usually find Ollie in the kitchen, conceptualising dishes and menus for their various events and, of course, cooking up a storm.
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