Embark on a voyage of culinary rediscovery with celebrated American chef, Alice Waters, as she takes you by the hand and teaches you how to get the most out of your home cooking.

For more than three decades, Alice Waters has been the champion of seasonal, local, sustainably produced foods, garnering widespread acclaim and showing the world that the true secret of good cooking is starting with the best-tasting ingredients. In The Art of Simple Foodshe brings these ideas to life in more than 250 everyday recipes that illustrate just how easy it is to eat wonderfully well if you cook, eat and live by these simple but fundamental guidelines-

• Eat locally and sustainably
• Eat seasonally
• Shop at farmers' markets
• Plant a garden
• Conserve, compost and recycle
• Cook simply
• Cook together
• Eat together
• Remember - food is precious

'The Art of Simple Food is a joy to read. More than just another cookbook from the inspiring Alice Waters, it is the story of her life's philosophy about good food, full of gems drawn from meals eaten all over the world. This is one of the great reference books that every smart cook will have next to their stove.' Rose Gray, The River Café, London