Publishing

[OUT OF PRINT]
Author : Justine Drake
Specs : 220mm square. 96 pages. Full colour. Hard cover.
Design : PetalDesign
First Edition : 2005

Message from Nedbank Private Banking : The selection and preparation of food, the accompanying wine, the social discourse around the table or by the fire, have been intrinsic activities amongst humankind since they arose on this planet. While we often go through the routine of snatching a quick meal to ease the hunger pangs, there are times when we give justice to this primordial social occasion. When we have occasion to celebrate, food, with its associated drinks, is central to the event. When we make time in our modern, hurried lives we return to our natural roots by giving space to that deep-seated social affair – The Meal.

The Nedbank Private Banking cookbook, Private Collection, is an exclusive collector’s item, a once-off publication that is not available in the general market.

FROM THE AUTHOR
The book is divided into brunch, lunch and dinner because I think that this is really how we eat these days – it's less about soups, starters and desserts and more about creating a mood and cooking to complement it. There are fewer rules and thus more scope to create, invent and delight.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Justine Drake is an accomplished South African food celebrity: journalist, TV personality and widely published author.