Simon Griffiths Books

Are you new to outdoor swimming and not sure where to start? Or are you a seasoned swimmer looking for your next adventure? Here is all you need to embrace outdoor swimming throughout the changing seasons and experience the improved health and well-being benefits it offers. Overcome your outdoor swimming fears and learn how to stay safe in the water, Discover the differences between swimming in oceans, rivers and lakes, Find out what kit you need, what's nice to have and what you can do without, Learn how you can become a stronger swimmer, Swim all year round with a dedicated chapter on winter swimming This is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to swim outdoors. Book jacket.

Brown furniture is back. People want warmth and individuality back in their houses. As such, the kitchen dresser is having a renaissance. These beautiful pieces are overtaking clean-lined kitchens to create more original spaces, alive with personality and rich in history. Made from Welsh oak or elm, Tasmanian Huon pine or reclaimed timber, the humble dresser - originally built for food preparation and storage - has become the treasured centrepiece of many a home. The art of the dresser is often in the collection it holds: vintage china, Staffordshire figures, majolica, pewter, blue-and-white transfer ware, breadboards, family treasures, the old and the everyday. In The Kitchen Dresser, photographer Simon Griffiths captures the beauty and the charm of this iconic piece of furniture that is at once functional, ornamental and deeply heartwarming.

In May 1999, four friends - two restaurateurs, a chef and a photographer - set out on a three-week holiday in southern Italy. Gail and Kevin Donovan, owners of Melbourne's popular Donovans, wanted to find visual and culinary inspiration for their constantly evolving bayside restaurant. Renowned photographer Simon Griffiths had been to Italy before and desperately wanted to go back. Donovans chef Robert Castellani looked forward to extending his knowledge of Italian food and of his Italian heritage. This beautiful book is their account of the journey. Travelling from Rome south to Sicily, Gail kept a diary of their adventures while Simon took photographs wherever they went, Kevin recorded the wines they sampled and Robert made notes on the meals they ate. The result is a lavishly illustrated, inspirational journal full of travel information, personal stories, ideas for design and decor and, of course, food - simple, delicious recipes which capture the flavours and colours of southern Italy.

Im September 1997 leiteten die australischen Köchinnen Stephanie Alexander und Maggie Beer drei aufeinanderfolgende Kochkurse. Zwei Monate lang lebten sie im Herzen der Toskana in einem zwischen Weinbergen und Feldern verborgenen Landhaus südlich von Siena. Ihre intensive Beschäftigung mit den kulinarischen Traditionen der Toskana spiegelt sich in den hier vorgestellten Rezepten wider. Die Grundlagen der toskanischen Küche bilden Olivenöl, Brot, Tomaten und Wein sowie ein offenes Grillfeuer. Durch die Zugabe frischer Zutaten werden die schlichten Gerichte noch verfeinert. Ob nun Feigen in Weinblättern, Rühreier mit Trüffeln, Nudeln mit Zucchiniblüten oder Wachteln im Traubenbad - die Rezeptkreation ist stets abhängig von der Jahreszeit, denn nur was erntefrisch ist, wird auf den Märkten angeboten und in der Küche verwertet. In der frische der Zutaten und in ihren jahreszeitlich bedingten Kombinationsmöglichkeiten liegt das ganze Geheimnis der toskanischen Küche. Die Rezepte der Autori nnen werden umrahmt von den Fotos Simon Griffiths'. Sie fangen nicht nur die Schlichtheit der Gerichte ein, sondern auch den Zauber der Landschaft und ihrer Menschen.