Cooking with the Big Ains

Ainsley’s Gourmet Express

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With the hectic pace of modern living, many of us find it hard enough to get time to eat, let alone cook for ourselves. Ainsley’s Gourmet Express, is a fun guide to do-it-yourself fast food. The popular chef, with the big personality, whisks up a mouthwatering medley of dishes from around the world, all easy to prepare, and bursting with flavour and nutrients.

There’s food for family and friends, for special occasions and romantic dinners for two, for alfresco dining and even for cooking on holiday. With inspirations and demonstrations from several of London’s top chefs, and smart takes on global cuisines, the action never stops in this mesmerizing series.
But before you can cook you need ingredients, so first Ainsley goes shopping at markets and delicatessens. For inspiration, he talks to cooks and restaurateurs, then after a session in the kitchen, he sits down to enjoy the meals he has prepared with friends and family.
Ainsley’s cuisine is inspired by everything from the fast-fry dishes served from hawker stalls in Asian markets, to the swiftly sliced sushi of busy Tokyo. He plucks the speedy-serve ideas from Italy and Greece, too.

Most of all, Ainsley focuses on fresh, uncluttered, stylish food, that impresses on occasions but doesn’t leave the cook slaving over a hot stove when the guests have arrived. After all, who wants to be making beef just instead of sipping martinis?

“It was an exciting period. One day I’d be creating posh nosh for Elton John; the next I’d be making steak-and-kidney pud with mash for Princess Margaret. I’ve been lucky to have worked at every level of the catering business, and I think that it’s an enormous advantage to know how to make delicious beans on toast as well as Lobster Thermidor.” – Ainsley Harriot

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Sources: lifestylefood.com.au, bbc.co.uk, wikipedia.com

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