Bold - by Nisha Katona (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK PRODUCTION & DESIGN AWARD 2024

'She is a culinary wizard of the highest order.' - Ed Gamble

'Truly wonderful, unique and accessible' - Tom Kerridge

This stunning new cookbook from TV chef and bestselling cookery author Nisha Katona is her best yet. Taking her signature style of big flavours and applying them to classic dishes, this beautiful book is BOLD inside and out.

Make your friends and family say WOW! without having to spend hours in the kitchen or a fortune at the supermarket.

Bold is all about big flavours, surprising ingredient combinations and incredible flavour twists to a collection of international classics, from family favourites to exciting and exotic dishes you may never have tried before, encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and try something new. It's all part of Nisha's philosophy of "Trust me, this works" - and you'll never cook the same way again.

Discover max-flavour takes on classic home-cooking:

• Small Plates - try out "Bengali Hash Browns", "Figgy Meatloaf" and "Spiced Venison & Parsnip Potstickers"
• Big Plates - dig into "Crunchy-Nut Chicken Burgers", "Sticky Scrumpy, Maple & Anise BBQ Ribs" and "Spiced Amaretto Lamb Raan"
• Sweet Plates - tantalize your tastebuds with "Saffron & Orange Blossom Scones", "Plum & Tamarind Strudel" and "Peppery Pink Grapefruit Pavlovas"

Bold is named after Nisha Katona's signature punchy cooking style, brave use of spicing and ingredient combinations, and in honour of the first of her hugely popular Mowgli Street Food restaurants, set up on 2014 on Bold Street, Liverpool.

Review Quotes

"Nisha's book Bold is a true reflection of her personality, strong, passionate and most importantly, positive! Bold interpretations of modern classics with her own insightful crafted skills. Truly wonderful, unique and accessible."
-- Tom Kerridge

"Nisha's innovative approach to flavour in this book is consistently surprising and mouth watering. She is a culinary wizard of the highest order."
-- Ed Gamble

"What a refreshing and exciting new cookbook, full of classics with a dynamic spice twist. Exactly the food I love. Well done Nisha!"
-- Daniel Green

"I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! Wonderful food, exciting recipes and a knowledgeable, skilled twist on flavour. This book is a shoutout to all the culinary explorers and nomads of the world. Those of us who just can't live without BIG flavours and cooking for the sheer love of it."
-- Simon King, The Hairy Bikers

"Combinations of flavours excite our taste buds with every bite and enhance both the sweet and savoury elements of whatever the dish may be . . . if sweet and salty flavours are your idea of food heaven, [this is] just the cookbook for you."
-- Stylist Magazine

About the Author

Nisha Katona is the CEO, executive chef and development chef of Mowgli Street Food restaurants and founder of the Mowgli Trust charity, which donates over £500k each year. In 2014, she gave up the security of a 20-year career as a barrister and used all her savings to open the first Mowgli Street Food restaurant in Liverpool. Since then, Nisha has grown Mowgli Street Food to a much-loved chain of over 20 restaurants across the UK. Mowgli Street Food is ranked as a Top 10 Big Organisation on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 list, and according to Best Companies, is the 11th Best Company to Work For in the UK. Nisha received an MBE in the 2019 New Year Honours List for services in the food industry. She is the author of five cookbooks including the bestselling Mowgli Street Food, 30 Minute Mowgli and Meat Free Mowgli. She has been featured extensively as a business and food expert on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 and Radio 4, and is a regular chef on ITV's This Morning and a judge on the BBC's Great British Menu and MasterChef. Find out more on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube: @mowglistreetfood