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Depot Author: Al Brown

ISBN: 9781775537199 Format: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 344 Published: 1 December 2014 Country of Publication: NZ Dimensions (cm): 25.7 x 20.8 x 3.3 Description: Depot has been one of Auckland's favourite restaurants since the day it opened, and now here is its stunning cookbook.

Depot is not overly precious or pretentious - it reflects perfectly Al Brown's attitude towards food: in season, beautifully cooked, to be enjoyed with friends.

This book is subtitled 'The biography of a restaurant', and in it Al Brown writes extensively about the philosophy of Depot, explaining why Depot has achieved iconic status among New Zealanders. Al wanted to recreate the feeling of being at a Kiwi bach (or crib, for South Islanders, or beach house for non-Kiwis).

The New Zealand bach is typically a small homely place where people live the simple life and cook easy but delicious meals. There's a retro feel with mismatched old crockery and chairs and there's always a feeling of generosity, of sharing the fish you caught that day, of enjoying meal times with the whanau and neighbours.

And so this is the feel and the design aesthetic that Al wanted to recreate with Depot, which he's done really successfully. But never forget that Al is a highly trained chef. So while the food looks simple, ever...

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