292. Bachelor's Banquet

Bachelor's Banquet – a 213-page local cookbook appealing to young and progressive individuals, containing more than 80 recipes from appetizers to entrees within the book. Recipes which are easy to prepare, tasty and are beautiful to look at.

Meet the authors:

Nicholas (Singaporean)
- attended the French Culinary Institute’s Advanced Culinary Program upon graduation.
- a marketing consultant and photographer for Martha Steward's living magazine.

Max (Indonesian)
- attended the French Culinary Institute after deciding against graduate school and worked at Restaurant Asiate, Mandarin Oriental, under Chef Nori Sugie.
- a chef de partie at the Michelin 2-star restaurant Gordon Ramsay at the London hotel, New York under the guidance of Chef Josh Emmett.

Nicholas is very nice and generous to provide me with a few recipes. I picked two to share. One is easy to make (Salmon Sashimi with Tobiko) and the other, Asian’s favourite (Asian Bouillabaisse). Singaporeans like Tom Yam, am I right? I have cropped out the recipes, see below.

Salmon Sashimi with Tobiko
I love salmon and when I looked at the recipe, it's easy to make. I think it will make a great recipe for the working class. Ladies, learn this. This is especially convenient for anyone, no cooking is required for this dish.

Asian Bouillabaisse
A dish inspired by Tom Yam. I liked the lemongrass smell. I felt this dish will look great when you invite a few friends over for a meal or party.

Early Bird Grabs!
From now till Aug 15, they are offering you readers a 15% discount if you pre-order from their website http://www.bachelorsbanquet.com/. Each pre-ordered copy will be signed and hard copies are limited to 500 signed and numbered copies. Pre-ordered books will reach you before Sept 4, the date the books hit the stores. If you like the cookbook, why not act now?