What a joy to have this beautiful book, so that I can jog great culinary memories, unlock the whys behind so much flavor, and savor my favorites at my own home table. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Karan first cooked this dish at an event held at a friend’s pub; it was meant to be a Sri Lankan take on the classic Moules Frites.

Even as a practicing solicitor, Karan’s passion for food and hospitality never faded and he spent time in professional kitchens in his spare time. Serving up the best of Sri Lankan cooking, Hoppers: The Cookbook showcases signature recipes from the cult London restaurants, while also going beyond their four walls to explore the dishes, places and people that inspired them. An amazingly intuitive recipe book, with lots of detail provided for each dish making it very easy to follow and create wonderful Sri Lankan food. There are marked differences between the versions found in south India and Sri Lanka, the former being flatter and softer owing to the heavier iron pans they are cooked in.

Through it, we hope to bring a little piece of our restaurants, Sri Lanka and southern India into your homes, no matter whether you’ve already visited Hoppers or not,” – Author Karan Gokani. The book is a freewheeling foray into the island nation’s food culture, with beautiful photographs shot on location in Sri Lanka, as well as favourite dishes from the restaurants themselves. Born in Mumbai, India, nearly a thousand miles away from the island nation, he has an eye for what makes this food distinctive. Co-founder and Creative Director of Hoppers, Karan Gokani grew up in Mumbai and came to England in 2005 to study law at Cambridge. The book is an ode to Sri Lankans, their warmth, hospitality, love and, above all, a very personal and subjective story of their food through the Hoppers lens.

Hoppers: Recipes, Memories and Inspiration From Sri Lankan Homes, Streets and Beyond by Karen Gokani | 9781787138704. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. To me it’s much more than a cookbook, it’s the story of Hoppers told through imagery, recipes and personal memories. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. Always looking for the next excuse to visit Sri Lanka, Karan’s obsession with the tiny island country began in 2009 where he met his first Sri Lankan friends at university.

The restaurant was awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2017 alongside a number of other prestigious awards. My favourite versions are the ones found at The Dutch Burgher Union, Gallery Cafe at Paradise Road and Barefoot in Colombo. Stunning location photography, glorious food, warmth, personality and generosity suffuse the pages of this cookbook - join the Hoppers family in a personal and vivid journey exploring and celebrating the food from this extraordinary island. Love it, love it, want to cook everything, so I want to spend a week in the kitchen with Karan cooking! In 2015, JKS Restaurants and Karan opened Hoppers, a Sri Lankan and south Indian restaurant on Frith Street, Soho.

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