Cornersmith ─ Recipes from the Cafe and Picklery

With seasonal photography spanning an entire year, Cornersmith serves up the recipes and methodologies used in the creation of the food that draws visitors from all over the world to the Cornersmith cafe in Sydney. The food of Cornersmith captures the zeitgeist for wholesome local food, designed to share and respecting the environment. Awarded best cafe in Sydney, Cornersmith is one of the most cutting edge food venues around, and has been likened to Ottolenghi. It is renowned for its pickles, chutneys, jams and homemade cheeses; its salads and platters; and its barter system that encourages visitors to trade produce from their own back gardens. The book invites you to try your hand at preserving fruit and vegetables when they are at the height of their ripeness, to consider the seasons and to reduce food wastage. Includes dual measures.

Alex Elliot-Howery and James Grant are the husband and wife team behind Cornersmith. Together they head a team that includes chefs, cheesemakers, picklers and preservers.