Ian Parmenter's love of food is infectious. In All-Consuming Passions he gathers together his favourite recipes, collected from around the world, from watching the great chefs and from cooking for the people he loves.
Bon vivant and ABC tV personality, the gregarious Ian Parmenter takes a delight in good food and wine - in cooking the former and making the latter, as well as in eating and drinking both - so it's no wonder his long-running television series was titled Consuming Passions. In this new cookbook, Parmenter brings together 235 of his favourite recipes, including entrees, mains and desserts, which rely on his trademarks of simplicity and fresh ingredients. He shares his kitchen tips, dispenses sensible advice on food preparation and storage, and of course he provides some of his 'most requested' - like his recipe for Ego Noodles, a favourite dish of his friend and colleague, Poh Ling Yeow.
Ian started Consuming Passions in 1992, his first on-camera appearance. He completed 10 series - 450 shows - which screened in Australia and several other countries, including the UK, Singapore and Ireland. He has produced 11 recipe collections and three 'serious' books, Cooking with Passion and Consuming Passions (ABC Books) and Sheer Bottled Bliss: A Margaret River Memoir (HarperCollins), which won an Australian Award for Literary Excellence in 2004.