Soyer sold a quarter of a million copies of one of his cookbooks He reformed army catering and invented the campaign stove - so small you could carry it on your back He saved thousands of lives during the Irish potato famine with his ingenious soup kitchens and cheap but nourishing soup Praise for Relish: 'Soyer was an exceptional man - colourful, compassionate, generous inventive, indefatigable. Now at last he has the biography he deserves.' Sunday Times 'Ruth Cowen has brought Alexis Soyer back to life with the kind of flourish he would have appreciated. She captures perfectly the distinctive flavour of that time' Sunday Telegraph 'Cowen captures the curious combination of his astute commercial skills...and his selfless philanthropy' David Connett, Sunday Express 'The most admirable and attractive of all chefs has been given an equally admirable and attractive biography' A A Gill
Ruth Cowen was born in 1968 and has been a journalist, editor and researcher for twelve years.She has written for the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the Financial Times, the Independent, the Guardian, the Daily and Sunday Express and the Sunday Mirror.Previous titles:Relish (HC Jul 06)
"[Cowen] has crafted a filling dish . . . Cowen captures the
curious combination of his astute commercial skills . . . and his
selfless philanthropy" "Sunday Express""
"A riveting book with all the elements of a Hollywood Oscar
winner." Clarissa Dickson Wright, chef, BBC's "Two Fat Ladies""
"Engrossing biography . . . A sybarite and dandy with a social
conscience and hustling entrepreneurial streak, Soyer was an
intriguing, contradictory figure." "Financial Times""
"Excellent, entertaining and vivid . . . colourful, compassionate,
generous, inventive, indefatigable. Now at last [Soyer] has the
biography he deserves." "Sunday Times""
"Ruth Cowen guides us elegantly through the turbulent, intoxicating
life of this brilliant but flawed man" Jill Turton"
"Ruth Cowen has brought Alexis Soyer back to life with the kind of
flourish he would have appreciated." "Sunday Telegraph""
"The most admirable and attractive of all chefs has been given an
equally admirable and attractive biography." A. A. Gill, restaurant
reviewer, "The Sunday Times""
"The story of [Soyer's] vigorous life is a potent one, and Cowen's
comprehensive, sensitive recording of it is long overdue." "Daily
Telegraph""
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