Delicious and innovative cookbook. Matty shares his life experiences with a mix of culinary encounters. A very creative perspective to introduce the recipes and to share the passion of gastronomic world.

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Unlike a lot of cookbooks this also has a biography included. You not only get a ton of wonderful recipes you also get to know the cook Matty Matheson, and as a bonus a lot of wonderful photographs. The photos are not just of the wonderful food but there also also personal pictures and pictures of Prince Edward Island.

Both the story and the recipes are great. The recipes go from simple no brainers to fancy restaurant style fare. This is one cookbook you will be doing more then looking through the index to find out whats for dinner.

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I enjoyed this cookbook. The recipes were ones I would actually make and not hard to follow. I have several lined up to make now.

I really liked this book! It had a great mix of family history, canadian culture, and excellent recipes. I think this is a great addition to any chef library!

Thank you ABRAMS for an e-galley of Matty Matheson for review. I liked this cookbook’s format. Part autobiography, part cookbook, and lovely pictures. It was formatted to go from his family recipes to the fancier restaurant ones too which I loved. Each grouping really represented a time and space in his life. Some were rustic and down home and some were fancy and from upscale restaurants. A great mix and interspersed with interesting details from his life. Publishes October 9/18

The recipes were largely not my cup of tea and as a cookbook, it often wandered into the autobiography category. If you don’t know who this person is, learning about his entire extended family might be a drag, but if you’re already a huge fan, this is the kind of detail for you. A solid, thorough effort.

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OK so right of the bat I'm going to tell you I will never make half of the recipes in this book. Pig face, snails on toast, seared fois gras... no. That being said, there are a bunch of other recipes, with great pictures that are worth checking out. Even some that I might not make have useful cooking technique recommendations and flavour combinations that one may not necessarily consider. I also liked the autobiography-in-a-cookbook angle. I've read some that have had an autobiographical aspect, but this book has a great storyteller and chef behind it, with lots of neat family recipes added.

Although not all the recipes are do-able for the home cook, there is plenty in this book that makes it worth a look

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