There are recipes in this book that I love because they are interesting, there are those that I love for their simplicity, and there are those that I find myself making again and again.

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It’s powerful, you don’t have to say that much, you just have to show that and it brings a truth back into the central view. Enjoy the comforts of the English countryside with 100 seasonal recipes to savor throughout the year and thoughtful essays about living farm-to-table—from British chef-turned-farmer Julius Roberts. I originally studied sculpture at Brighton and had an amazing time but got back to London a bit daunted by the prospect of becoming a conceptual artist and didn’t really see that path leading in front of me, so I got into cooking because it just felt like the natural thing to do and was lucky enough to be able to work at a few different restaurants.Carve straight into the tray and serve as you like, with lots of the sauce, garlic and a zingy green salad. It’s a blueprint for a recipe you can put your own spin on with whatever vegetables you have to hand. All the eats are cooked over open flame in a fire pit at the top of the hill behind the farm as the sun goes down. I’d never looked after goats before, so I had no idea that you have to trim their toenails so regularly, let alone how to do it,” he admits, as he deftly demonstrates how to flip a surprisingly compliant billy goat named Snowdrop over by the horns to carefully clean and trim his hooves.

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The frustration of crops that don’t take, the grief observing a goat mourning her stillborn kid, the pressing knowledge that this world, this ecosystem you’ve assembled, relies on you and you alone. He takes us on an emotional and fun journey as he heads into the woods beside the farmhouse to forage for cherries just like his beloved granny showed him when he was a small boy. Julius is foraging in the woods, shearing his flock of sheep and cooking beans cowboy-style on his smallholding in Dorset. Cook and food photographer Julius Roberts left a fast-paced life in London, as a chef at Noble Rot Wine Bar and Restaurant, in 2016 – to set up a smallholding in the Stour Valley with his loyal lurchers, Loki and Zephyr. We take joy in reading about new goats and sheep being born, learn to grow some vegetables, and forage for simple herbs and flowers, all while discovering Julius’s outstanding recipes.After 20–30 minutes, turn the oven down to 140°C fan, take out the chicken and pour a generous glass of white wine into the tray.

The Farm Table by Julius Roberts: 9781984862662

Where the buzz of cocktail bars, late-night restaurants, and thunderous commuter traffic on the Central line attracts energetic young things hungry to seize the opportunities a busy metropolis offers. Julius Roberts is a first-generation farmer and restaurant-trained chef with a story that started in the kitchen of award-winning London restaurant Noble Rot. Broken into sections based on the season, The Farm Table encourages cooking with seasonality in mind through scrumptious recipes to inspire joy and confidence in the kitchen. With a burgeoning social media-fuelled career that he can grow from his kitchen right here in Dorset, he has indeed nurtured an idyllic set-up, one that not only nourishes him but also inspires hundreds of thousands of others to eat and live more sustainably.Finally, there’s one of the biggest jobs of the summer to tackle and a lot of hard work ahead gathering his sheep for their annual shearing. autumn: arrives with smoked haddock and leek rarebit and pan-fried trout with mash and spinach sauce.

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I’ve got wonderful animals and dogs that keep me company and keep me busy, but I really need my peace and headspace and I relish that. The passion and intensity of a job like that is so exciting but it takes a lot from you and I could feel myself imploding so I decided to make a change and move to the countryside, to reconnect with nature. What’s it about: Julius’ first cookbook is a collection of 100 recipes that capture the essence of British rural life. We at Penguin Random House Australia acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the Traditional Custodians and the first storytellers of the lands on which we live and work.I camped out in the snow with them at night, baby monitor in hand, waiting for them to give birth so that I could lend a hand. We’ve got pumpkins galore which are one of my favourite vegetables and are so fun to cook with, from making ravioli to soups and stews. Many of us dream of moving to the country, growing our own vegetables, raising animals and spending more time in nature. With all the sheep sheared, there’s a delicious lunch of fire pit baked beans for the hardworking shearing crew, complete with an offer from the shearer to give Julius’s hair a trim!