Raw and Rare ─ Delicious Raw, Lightly Cured and Seared Dishes - from Sashimi and Ceviche to Carpaccio and Tartare

Crudo is raw gastronomy for the home cook, inspired by simple age-old culinary traditions. It provides in-depth ideas on how to use healthy, seasonal, raw fruit, vegetables and salad ingredients as well as fish, seafood and meat to prepare fresh, highly nutritious, top-quality and stunningly presented dishes.

Cook and food writer Lindy Wildsmith specializes in British country and Italian regional food. She is in love with Italy--where she lived for many years. Lindy speaks fluent Italian and has an in-depth knowledge of Italy and Italian food. She believes that sitting around a table with friends and family is one of the great joys of life. Lindy runs The Chef's Room fish and cookery school in Wales where she teaches regularly with Franco Taruschio, founder of the Walnut Tree Inn. She also teaches residential courses at Denman--the National WI College near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. Lindy speaks professionally and this year she will be taking part in the "Discover the Origin" scheme, presenting seminars for the catering, delicatessen, and restaurant trades on Prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano. Lindy is the author of Cured, which was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Award and the Guild of Food Writers best food book in 2011. She has written books on Italian food, preserving, and more general cooking. Lindy writes a blog, grown-upfood.blogspot.com, and you can follow her on twitter @lindywildsmith.