A Yorkshire Lad

Renowned for his quick and easy wit, Brian Turner's good-humoured Yorkshire directness underpins this entertaining journey through his life. He retraces his steps along the culinary route that has taken him from Morley, a town in the industrial heart of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and working in his father's transport cafe through to prestigious restaurants and hotels such as Simpson's in the Strand and the fashionable Capital Hotel in London, and on to Turner's and his position as Chairman of the Academy of Culinary Arts. Full of anecdote and insight, the autobiographical text is complemented by 60 recipes that give a flavour of their era and have a special significance in Brian Turner's own personal hall of fame. The food is both fabulous and down-to-earth - a mirror reflection of the author!