Annie Smithers' restaurant, du Fermier, in the small village of Trentham, features a menu du jour based on classic French farmhouse cooking, using vegetables harvested that day from her kitchen garden, and local meats and poultry. It's hard to get a booking – simply because it's loved by locals and non-local foodies alike, many of whom make a pilgrimage to sit at Annie's table.
Not content with two lovely (and very collectible) cookbooks, a book of food writing, a regular column with The Saturday Paper and a regular spot on Radio National, Annie has somehow managed to find the time to write a warm, personal and revealing memoir, explaining why she cooks, revisiting her kitchens and mentors, sharing, with engaging honesty, her personal development, her surprisingly complex relationship with food, and the lessons she has learned along the way.
Cooks for Books are excited to share this warm and engaging memoir with you. As usual, they will be cooking from the book and serving up tastes.