While this book is labelled as a diet, its the recipes in this book that make it truly shine. I tagged 41 recipes as "must try" on first read!
The diet can be summarised as combining a high protein main with one or two "savvy", low GI carb dishes and a glass of wine with dinner.
The first section (one third of the book) explains the diet, backs it up with science and is an entertaining read. It's followed by a 7 page meal planning section which initially I skipped as I like to pick my own meals. But I reread it and it has useful menu building and wine selection advice.
The second section is what I bought the book for - the recipes. Highlights for me were:
- interesting side dishes. Not difficult but the sort of sides you'd get at a good modern restaurant (like saffron braised leeks)
- well laid out recipes with a nice introduction and good photos (1 page per recipe, with around 1 in 10 having photos)
- techniques you can apply to normal recipes, like removing carbs from souffles and roux's
The only things I dislike about this book is the lack of nutritional info on the recipes and not having photos for all recipes - minor quibbles I can figure out for myself.
This book is unashamedly written for foodies like me. I love it and hope they bring out a second with more recipes.Get more detail about The Wine and Food Lover's Diet: 28 Days of Delicious Weight Loss.
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