Bill Granger cooks for Delicious

Delicious magazine is apparently running monthly cooking demonstrations in conjunction with Waterstones bookshop. This month the Aussie with the teeth, Bill Granger (yes, that blur is Bill), was doing a demonstration at Waterstones Piccadilly. They have a brilliant demonstration theatre with a full kitchen and mirrors above the benches so you can see a reflection of the demonstration. It was quite a small crowd, perhaps 70 people, so was a lovely intimate atmosphere.

Bill is as relaxed as you'd expect, but is a little more . . . erm, masculine in person. And those teeth - impressive! He cooked four dishes from his new book, Feed Me Now:

• Chocolate coconut slice
• Marinated chicken wings with satay sauce
• Hotcakes with caramelised bananas
• Curried prawn stirfry

His recipes are all very simple, aimed as they are at busy Mums mostly! I'm not really in this category at the moment, so didn't buy the book. It was a lovely looking book, well laid out with easy to read recipes. Topics covered include family suppers, breakfasts, comfort foods, food for friends.

Overall, the event was very worthwhile and it is worth keeping an eye out for future similar events. It cost 6 pounds and included 1 1/2 hour cooking demonstration, a glass of wine, a Delicious bag, this month's Delicious magazine (which I already had) and a Bodem 6 cup coffee plunger (we have a coffee machine). Lovely gifts but fairly useless for me. Still, my friends all got some lovely freebies this week!