Midnight Chicken

A moving testimonial to the redemptive power of cooking. Risbridger knows that it offers not just solace but a map; cooking can save you. Generous, honest and uplifting. I wish Id had this book when I was in my twenties -- Diana Henry One of the things that makes Midnight Chicken such a very good book is how hard it is to say exactly what it is. Yes, to be sure, its a cookbook, but it is also a manual for living and a declaration of hope -- Nigella Lawson Her writing is beautiful, brave and moving. She shares wholeheartedly with her reader, not just of her experience, but also herself. This is a book for all seasons and states of mind and is as effective as a manual for life as it is as a kitchen companion -- Shamil Thakrar, co-founder of Dishoom * Caterer * A wholly unconventional cookbook * Guardian * A big old massive heart exploding love story... This is the first recipe book that should be made into a film * The Times * She has found a way to write not just about food itself but, more importantly, about the darkness for which cooking can be a partial remedy -- Bee Wilson * The Sunday Times * Risbridger is the most talented British debut writer in a generation * Sunday Times, Culture magazine * What Ill reach for, if I wanted to read a cookbook, is probably Midnight Chicken -- James Rebanks * Guardian * This is so much more than a cookbook Beautifully written and restorative with comforting recipes and ways to find joy, youll want to read this yourself before you give it as a gift maybe buy two * BBC Good Food Magazine * I couldnt have loved Ella Risbridgers Midnight Chicken more. Its a narrative with recipes and the narrative is about love, grief and healing, and the redemptive power of stirring something at the stove, glass in hand * The Sunday Times Magazine * The new Nigella * Good Housekeeping * Confessional, clever and readable -- <i>Delicious </i>magazine Heartfelt anecdotes and recipes will bolster your faith in the redemptive power of cooking -- <i>Waitrose </i>magazine Midnight Chicken is so much more than a cookery book. Which isnt to say that Midnight Chicken wont nourish both your tummy and your tastebuds, but it will also nourish your soul * Red * This is legit the warmest, friendliest, most forgiving cookbook I have ever come across -- Melissa Harrison, author of <i>All Among the Barley</i> To call this a cookbook is to do it an injustice. Its a love letter to food, a manual on how to appreciate every meal, and a book of memories * Emerald Street * She cooks like a dream and writes like an angel * Sarah Phelps * Divine. Utterly totally perfect * Charly Cox * So full of loving kindness and so thoughtfully and poetically written * Josie Long * Risbridgers debut is also that rare thing: a cookbook in which every recipe works -- <i>i </i>paper Beautiful, life-affirming memoir with recipes * The Sunday Times magazine * A gentle how-to on cooking real food * Oldie *

Ella Risbridger is a writer and poet. She has written for the Guardian, Prospect, Grazia and Stylist, and she is the beauty columnist for the i. Midnight Chicken is her first book. She lives in London. eatingwithmyfingers.com / @missellabell