GQ Eats Review

If you’re going to be stereotypical about the kitchen, you’d expect a cookbook aimed at men to be full of ways to spice up beans on toast, or crucial tips on how to cook pizza without burning the base or prevent cheese dropping onto the bottom of the oven. But GQ Eats isn’t a stereotyping book; instead it’s a series of meal recipes from some of the great male chefs in recent years. And it’s surprisingly workable too.

The book itself looks fantastic, and looks far more premium than the £15 price tag suggests. Inside is some fantastic food photography, and recipes which vary from breakfast classics like a bacon sandwich (there’s a bit more to it than a simple sandwich though, obviously) to those which helped earn their chefs a Michelin star. The latter options sound tricky, but the tomato and chilli pasta with prawns was deceptively easy, and is also incredibly tasty – pretty much what you want from a recipe book.

With such variety in the recipes, and each one dropped into its own useful section, it’s easy to find something that can be cooked easily and cheaply, and while some of the ingredients are a bit obscure there’s very little here that you won’t find on your usual shopping trip to Morrisons. And once you’re done with the cooking, head to the back pages and enjoy a cocktail or two from the selection included.

Sounds like a good evening to us.

GQ Eats is an excellent cookbook for anyone, not just men, and should be strongly considered when you’re next looking for a new book for the kitchen.