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Adventures of a Terribly Greedy Girl Hardcover – March 7, 2017

by Kay Plunkett-Hogge (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
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Candid, relatable, confessional, and opinionated, you won't be able to put down this intriguing tome.

Adventures of A Terribly Greedy Girl includes 25 pivotal recipes that Kay has discovered along the way, including Ivy on the Shore Salad, Salty-sweet Peanut Cookies, and Thai Gravadlax.

Imagine Adventures of A Terribly Greedy Girl as a book written by the illegitimate child of Nora Ephron and Laurie Colwin, dusted with a little Eastern promise. It's a celebration of a tumbling through life, of mistakes, and opportunities laid bare. Joyful, witty, and occasionally indiscreet, this is a book that stares at menopause with a gin in hand and looks back at a life entirely unplanned.
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    224 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Mitchell Beazley
  4. Publication date
    March 7, 2017
  5. Dimensions
    5.75 x 1 x 8.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1784721921
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1784721923
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Kay Plunkett-Hogge is a cookbook writer and broadcaster based in London. A former model agent in New York and London, and a movie co-ordinator in Bangkok and Los Angeles, Kay is the co-author of the
bestselling Bryn's Kitchen with the awardwinning London chef Bryn Williams, LEON: Family & Friends and the Little Leon series. She worked with US chef Chris Bianco on his forthcoming book and with actor Stanley Tucci on his second cookbook, The Tucci Table. Her acclaimed book, Make Mine a Martini, was the Financial Times' pick for Drinks Book of the Year 2014, and she writes a weekly cocktail column for the Daily Telegraph.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mitchell Beazley (March 7, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1784721921
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1784721923
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.16 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 8.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 91 ratings

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Kay Plunkett-Hogge is an acclaimed writer and cookery teacher.

Her books include Baan: Recipes And Stories From My Thai Home (Pavilion, 2019), The Art Of The Party (Mitchell Beazley, 2018), Aperitivo: Drinks And Snacks For The Dolce Vita (Mitchell Beazley, 2017), Adventures Of A Terribly Greedy Girl (Mitchell Beazley, 2017), A Sherry And A Little Plate Of Tapas (Mitchell Beazley, 2016), Heat: Cooking With Chillies (Quercus, 2016) and Make Mine A Martini (Mitchell Beazley, 2014).

Her next book, Manners: A Modern Field Guide, co-written with Debora Robertson, will be published by Pavilion Books in 2021.

Kay has co-authored a further six books, working with the award-winning chef Bryn Williams on his two books Bryn’s Kitchen and For The Love Of Veg, Academy Award nominated actor Stanley Tucci on his second cookbook The Tucci Table, and with the American pizza guru Chris Bianco. She also co-wrote Leon: Family and Friends with John Vincent and Cook Yourself Thin: Quick and Easy.

Born and brought up in 1970s Bangkok, Kay spent her childhood between two kitchens — inside for Western food, outside for Thai — before forging an international career in the film and fashion industries. It is an experience which has given her an in-depth knowledge of cuisines from all over the world.

Kay began her food career when she set up a bespoke location catering service for fashion shoots. Since then, she has worked as a food consultant for a variety of restaurants and bars, including Leon, The Formosa Café, Isola del Sole, Ma Goa, The Siam Hotel, Bangkok and The Luang Prabang Motorcycle Club.

Her cult book, Make Mine A Martini, was the Financial Times’s pick for drinks book of the year, and led to her induction into the prestigious Gin Guild (in the words of Heston Blumenthal: “She shakes a damn fine cocktail.”).

She has written regularly on cocktails for The Daily Telegraph and Sainsbury’s Magazine, has contributed to The Guardian, FT Weekend, Jamie Magazine and Olive Magazine, and has published recipes in The Times, The Independent, Hello and Borough Market’s Market Life magazine.

She lives in Thailand with her husband and two dogs.

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Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars Adventures of a Terribly Greedy Girl is an absolute delight
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017
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Adventures of a Terribly Greedy Girl is an absolute delight. Laughs and giggles from the first page to the last. Oh, the hijinks, oh the food! I preordered and read in one night in February, determined to get going on the Avocado Ice Cream the next day. It did not disappoint. Kay's roast chicken recipes are reflection of her immensely satisfying talents in the kitchen. Kay's writing will leave you wanting more. And, from someone who has experienced Yoon's Classic Beef Curry first hand, this recipe holds up especially well. Whether you love to travel, or to eat, or travel to eat, whether you are from fashion, films or a small town in Massachusetts – expand your horizons, put on an apron and dive into Adventures of a Terribly Greedy Girl. Will be diving into Apertivos on my next flight.
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Lucy Lean
5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious, direct and dry witted -
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2017
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Like a really great martini this book is never going out of style. I loved it from start to finish - the food, the family, the fashion and the fun. This a mouth watering page turner and I'm now craving spicy Thai food and apple crumble.
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Careless Whiz
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulously entertaining!
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2018
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Witty and captivating prose. Fascinating book.
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Dominic
5.0 out of 5 stars A Delight
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2017
This is a lovely book, funny and moving by turns — how can you not appreciate a chapter of advice learnt from an elephant? Some lovely recipes too, especially the Poulet Noir dans son Jus and the Stiff Whisky Soda. Dip in, or read cover to cover.

(If I have one complaint, it's that the book is over too soon. A sequel please?)
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dragonsmama
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2023
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Great fun! Absolutely hilarious, and easy to read as it is broken up into fairly small chunks, interspersed with varied recipes.
I think the author would make a fabulous dinner guest, except she wouldn’t find my food spicy enough.
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The Husband
3.0 out of 5 stars Probably OK
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2017
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On the advice of 'her indoors' I bought this tale for our daughter...not my type of thing.
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JPLovebooks
5.0 out of 5 stars A gorgeous greedy tale of life, love and food
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2017
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I devoured this book by self-declared greedy girl Plunkett-Hogge. She is a born raconteur and whisks you along with her on her raucous journeys from Thailand to LA, New York and London. At times I laughed out loud (read the do's and don'ts of air travel or her musings on menopause and you'll see what I mean) while at others I got a bit weepy (stories of her parents are particularly heartfelt). She's absolutely brilliant at capturing the power food has to connect us and become part of the fabric of our lives and memories. Mix yourself a dry martini, curl up and tuck in. Highly recommended for any greedy girls or boys.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A witty charming book of delights!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2017
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This is not my normal reading material; this new kindle has given me a broader range of choice! It was a whim buy but I truly loved it. As a romantic foodie it appealed to me and I wasnt disappointed; happy, sad, reminiscent and full of laughter and good recipes, a lovely light hearted book to read.
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curlywurlyfi
5.0 out of 5 stars Steak + kidney pie will make you cry
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2017
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I absolutely love this sort of book - vignettes of a wonderfully madcap life interspersed with recipes wholly personal + therefore perfect at that Proustian capturing of a particular moment or place in time. More cookery books should be this intimate. Less squid ink foam on square plates, more baby elephant stories. Funny, touching, clever, hungry-making - I re-read it often. Bravo.
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