Simon Hopkinson loves food and he knows how to cook it.The Good Cook is the result of over 40 years' experience and is based on Simon's belief that a good cook loves eating as much as cooking.How the ingredients you choose and the way you cook them will turn a good recipe into a great dish.That a cheap cut of meat cooked with care can taste as nice as a choice cut prepared by indifferent hands. Structured around Simon's passion for good ingredients (Anchovy and Aubergine, Cheese and Wine, Smoked and Salted Fish, Ham, Bacon and A Little Pig) and written with Simon's trademark perfectionism and precision, this is a cookbook that you will cherish for life.