Yorkshire Chef's Cookbook - Leeds Guide Publishing

Well I?d like to say thank you to the team at Leeds Guide for sending me my copy of the Yorkshire Chef?s cookbook, a series of recipes from Yorkshire chefs across the region. As described by the author...

The first edition of a new annual title by Leeds Guide Publishing presents recipes from eateries across Yorkshire. Find out how to create an extravagant loin of venison by The Great British Menu's Timothy Bilton (chef at The Butchers Arms, in Hepworth), Gordon Ramsay-approved pasta from the team at Salvo's (Best Neighbourhood Italian Restaurant on The F Word) and duck breast from the prestigious Harvey Nichols Fourth Floor Cafe & Bar.

The press release proudly boasts it?s foodie credentials and believe me there are some great recipes in here. Sadly it reads like paid advertorial and I?m a little surprised by some of the additions to the book. It feels like we?ve missed out on a lot of the amazing pubs and restaurants in the region and this is probably because people are paying to be in the book? But as any good advert should, it does get the mind pondering and has definitely made me want to try a good few restaurants that I wouldn?t have considered before.

With the Yorkshire food scene booming, the Yorkshire Chef's Cookbook is a celebration of the best dishes, the best chefs and the best restaurants the region has to offer.

I think overall it?s probably worth the £3.99 for the recipe to Gip?s from Salvo?s Fazzoletti di Pasta Ripieni, amazing and subtle pasta parcels filled with cheese with a tomato butter. On the flip side though the addition of the Traditional Sunday Roast Topside from Milo?s is particularly dull and uninspiring.

I?m sorry Milo?s, I love the bar and you?ve got great atmosphere but even the most talented photographer cannot make that look good. Also the fantastic looking Pheasant Pie from Guy Claringbould?s Brasserie at West Park calls for 12 pheasants and serves 15 people, even scaled down this is still a technically daunting recipe and not one for the inexperienced home cook and would be hard to replicate well in a home kitchen.

Priced at just £3.99, this book is fantastic for Yorkshire food fanatics and travelling tourists alike.

Would I buy this book? Probably not, Should you? You decide, if you are looking for inspiration and love the Yorkshire food scene you?ll find some gems in here and you?ll probably forgive the odd clanger. Realistically with the price tag we are looking at the impulse buy end of the market. If you do buy it, it?s not going to break the bank.