Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
04.11.2026
Verlag
Porter Professional PublishingSeitenzahl
524
Maße (L/B/H)
21/14.8/2.7 cm
Gewicht
621 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-911879-98-5
Good food. Strong opinions. Family you can't choose. But you can cook for them.
Stanley Lim Wei Ming has an opinion about everything. How to cook rice. How to run a restaurant. How to deal with seagulls. And, most importantly, why everyone else is usually wrong.
After the closure of his beloved Golden Wok restaurant in West London and a divorce that changed his life, Stanley has retired to the picturesque Cornish fishing town of Padstow. With his loyal greyhound, Arthur, for company, he intends to enjoy a peaceful existence.
Unfortunately, peaceful is not something Stanley does particularly well.
When his spirited niece, Mei, and her chef partner, Oliver, decide to open Wok DaFuk, a Malaysian restaurant with a Cornish twist, Stanley finds himself drawn back into the world of sizzling woks, demanding customers and kitchen chaos.
And Stanley has plenty of advice.
The trouble is, nobody asked for it.
As the restaurant struggles through its early days, Stanley's interference creates as many problems as it solves. Between culinary disagreements, troublesome seagulls, unexpected visitors, family arguments and the occasional spectacular misunderstanding, life in Padstow becomes anything but ordinary.
Yet beneath Stanley's outrageous behaviour lies a man carrying the disappointments of his past. As old memories resurface and relationships are tested, he must confront a question far more difficult than preparing the perfect egg fried rice: can a man who has spent his entire life knowing best finally learn when to listen?
A hilarious, heart-warming novel about family, friendship, second chances, cultural clashes and the extraordinary power of good food to bring people together.
And there's something deliciously different about this book.
Uncle Knows Best isn't simply a fictional story about cooking. Woven naturally into the narrative are four complete, authentic, author-tested Malaysian recipes that readers can recreate in their own kitchens.
Discover the ingredients, measurements, cooking methods and practical techniques behind:
- Stanley's famous egg fried rice
- Mei's delicious mee goreng
- Traditional nasi lemak with homemade sambal
- Rich, fragrant curry laksa
These are real recipes, not fictional dishes or passing descriptions. They have been cooked and enjoyed by the author, and their preparation is brought to life through the characters, conversations, aromas and wonderfully chaotic kitchen scenes.
You won't just read about the food. You'll learn how to cook it.
Bursting with humour, warmth, unforgettable characters and the sights and sounds of Cornwall, Uncle Knows Best: A Padstow Tall Tale is a celebration of imperfect families, unexpected friendships and the simple pleasure of sharing a wonderful meal.
One uncle. One restaurant. Four delicious recipes. And absolutely no shortage of opinions.
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