British Food Fortnight - Get Cooking By Sam Stern and Susan Stern

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Get Cooking By Sam Stern and Susan Stern

cover picture of Get Cooking By Sam Stern and Susan Stern

Published by Walker Books

Sam Stern, the teenage cook, is back with his third cookbook Get Cooking, which is full of fun, healthy recipes themed on different food groups.

Sam’s message – cooking is enjoyable, with and for your mates, and sociable, so get cooking. Published 1 October £9.99 paperback To buy a copy of this book, please follow this link or read more for further details..

After his first two cookbooks, Cooking Up a Storm and Real Food, Real Fast, the celebrity chef Sam Stern wanted a new challenge. And since there’s nobody harder to please than your mates, he asked seven of his friends to choose their favourite ingredients so he could make dishes using the food they liked most. The result? One cracking cookbook with eight sections (including one food chosen from Sam himself), full of great tasting meals and snacks to impress anyone. The ingredients are: tomatoes, cheese, pasta, veg, meat, potatoes, chocolate, sweet stuff with essential extras included at the end.

“There is something magnetic about Sam’s book and, as a utensil for teenagers, it’s perfect.”
The Observer on Cooking Up a Storm

“A fast-food bible for teenagers…He has turned thousands of his teenage peers into masterchefs.”
The Independent on Real Food, Real Fast

To find out more about Sam, please use this link.

For press enquiries on Get Cooking, please contact Corinne Gotch, PR and Publicity Manager, Walker Books on 020 7396 2458 or email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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