The Urban Forager
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'The Urban Forager: Find and Cook Wild Food in the City'. Text by Wross Lawrence. Photography by Marco Kesseler, 192pp, hardback, 156mm x 109mm.
Hawthorn berry ketchup, cherry blossom shortbread, nettle ravioli, elderflower fritters, cowslip summer rolls... these are just some of the tasty and surprising dishes you can make from wild food found in your city. With expert advice from professional forager Wross Lawrence alongside elegant photography, this pocket-sized hardback explains how to identify 32 easy-to-find plants in the city and cook up a wild feast.
We were all foragers before the invention of the supermarket. And our cities, despite appearing grey, are in fact wildly green. Whether in parks, along canals or on your own street, there is an abundance of delicious food hiding in plain sight. Reconnect with nature and enjoy making these surprisingly easy recipes.
Includes original photography and illustrations, 32 vegetarian recipes and top tips for urban foraging. The information in the book can be applied to cities within the North Temperate Zone.
Wross Lawrence is a professional forager with over 10 years’ experience, supplying wild food to royalty, Michelin-starred restaurants, veg box delivery companies, department stores, breweries and more.
Marco Kesseler is a London-based photographer whose clients include FT Magazine, The New York Times and TIME.
This is the first edition.
ISBN: 978-1-910566-69-5
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'The Botanical City: A busy person's guide to the wondrous plants to find, eat and grow in the city'. Written by Hélèna Dove and Harry Adès. 176pp, hardback, 283mm x 184mm.
Illustrated with the most exquisite 18th-century artworks, The Botanical City reveals the hidden secrets of plants and flowers growing on your doorstep. Discover the wonder of urban weeds and wildflowers, their healing powers and poisons, the ancient wisdom and folklore, and get practical ideas for cooking and craft, plus expert tips on how to grow and harvest them yourself.
Hélèna Dove manages the Kitchen Garden at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Cultivating everything from the allotment staples to more unusual edibles, she is a strong believer in using what grows around us to benefit our daily lives.
Harry Adès is the author of An Opinionated Guide to London Green Spaces and A Field Guide to East London Wildlife, and many other titles besides. His two children are far more talented gardeners than he is, and his cats eat the flowers off his only rose bush.
RRP £25. From 6 July this book will be able to pre-order for this price without the printed name offer. Please note that if you purchased a silver, gold or full Hoxton sub in our recent Kickstarter campaign, your name will automatically included in the book, so you can use your credit to purchase the book once it is available to pre-order without paying the extra £10.
This is the first edition.
ISBN: 978-1-910566-79-4
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'Portrait of Humanity Vol 2', 320pp, cloth spine, 151mm x 199mm.
In collaboration with 1854 Media.
With an introduction by Gemma Padley.
This is the first edition.
ISBN: 978-1-910566-73-2
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'Trivial Pursuits' by Orlando Gili. 112pp, hardback with cloth spine, coated fine art paper, 222mm x 157mm.
Come rain or shine, the English are serious about having fun. Orlando Gili’s photographs of people engaged in apparently trivial pursuits - whether cheese rolling, pram racing or partying in the street - are in fact a tender portrait of a nation in pursuit of happiness.
With an introduction by Lucy Davies.
Orlando Gili is a London-based documentary and portrait photographer whose work has featured in The Financial Times, The Sunday Times and Vice, among other international publications and advertising agencies. In between editorial and commercial assignments Gili pursues documentary projects, with a focus on leisure, community and identity.
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Book design by Friederike Huber.
ISBN: 978-1-910566-75-6
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'Hotel Carpets' by Bill Young. 128pp, paperback with French flaps, fine art paper, 162mm x 127mm.
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From Austin to Amsterdam, Lille to Las Vegas, this book shares the mesmerising, bizarre (and sometimes questionable) carpets found in hotel lobbies all over the world. Bill Young, a US pilot, finds himself in a lot of cities often with camera, time and carpet to hand. His photos are enjoyed by his 400,000 followers on Instagram and now an edit of the most striking designs appear in this playful paperback alongside Bill's irreverent commentary.
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This is the first edition.
ISBN: 978-1-910566-74-9