The amazing people over at Rough guides recently launched a new ’rough guide to food’ and they’ve been kind enough to offer LondonEater readers (yay, you) five free copies of the book. The Rough guide to Food aims to help average Joey Bloggs navigate their way through the wonderful world of food. There’s a wealth of useful information in there, and they have quite succintly pulled together extensive chapters on food into one pocketable read. Examples: It gives you information about which fishes being edible (or not), tells you about farming methods, a whole section on supermarkets, explains what a ‘deli’ actually is and there’s even mention of social media sites such as tipped being a good way to find local food shops/services. The final chapter gives you some starters advice on growing your own stuff (with a little chart on fruit/veg seasons) , all in all a pretty comprehensive little know-it-all book about what you and I love most (apart from the cat).
To win one, simply complete the following sentence by leaving a comment:
An Apple a day, keeps the ……
Make sure you leave your name/email address so I can contact you and arrange a delivery. I will be using a random number generator to tag the comments and so it’s all ethical and fair. I’ll do the prize draw next Friday and write a short review of the book too.
So, leave that comment, now, please, pretty please.
PS: Rough Guide are also running a proper competition over at their website which will give you the chance to win a year’s supply of food boxes! Go check it out.
PS,PS: Bit of self promotion, would love for you to subscribe to my feed by rss or email, so you’ll be the first to know when free stuff like this comes up again in the near future.
PPPS: Ofcourse, I will ship to anywhere in the world and be creative with your comment. Cheers folks.
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tehbus
I feel a little keen but what the hell, a free book on food sounds like a great deal. On my end, review of the Hawksmoor to go up in the next few days, once I recover from the cocktail induced hangover!
April 9, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Meaghan
Already subscribed in RSS but leaving a comment here! Hope I can get one of the copies, very excited to see it!
April 9, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Rachel King
Do I have to have a UK address?
I live in New York. Pick me, please! 
April 9, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Ameea
wow – that is cool! I was actually leafing through this book in Waterstone recently and pondering whether or not to buy it. I’ll try your competition first
BTW thanks much for the sushi hiro blog – we were looking for that awesome sushi place in London and I think that is it for me! Already planning our next dinner there!
Cheers, Ameea
April 9, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Ameea
And oops forgot to complete the sentence..
An Apple a day, keeps the doctor away …and give you rosy cheeks! …tis true!
April 9, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Paula Sindberg
An Apple a day, keeps the …… green grocer busy if I want a different variety each day.
Cheers,
Paula
April 9, 2009 at 5:07 pm
JP
An apple a day, keeps the…wallet slim, have you seen what they charge for one these days!!
April 9, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Gudrun
yeah, a book about food! I love it and would like one. Please, pretty please?!
April 9, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Podchef
An Apple a day keeps the orchardist happy & biodiversity flourishing.
April 9, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Robert McIntosh
… keeps the dietician, oncologist, dentist and therapist out of work, and the greengrocer happy. What more incentive do you need?
April 9, 2009 at 8:19 pm
The Duo Dishes
Oooh ooh, we want one!
April 9, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Tom
.. fat on the pork belly from being OTT.
Pork belly for dinner. Just back from Canteen. Yum.
April 9, 2009 at 9:17 pm
HoneyB
Sounds like a great deal all around!
April 9, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Jessie
oh wow that sounds like a great book!
April 9, 2009 at 11:10 pm
The Hungry Mouse
Oh, this sounds like a great book!
xoxo
+Jessie
April 9, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Joel
Hey Kang, sounds like a great read. Sign me up.
April 10, 2009 at 12:00 am
Little Miss Random
An Apple a day, keeps the doctor away. An onion a day keeps everyone away.
April 10, 2009 at 12:31 am
zestycook
Great job Kang!
April 10, 2009 at 12:39 am
Zo
Heya, thanks for commenting over on twospoons
I know the layout’s not that great with a food blog, but I just liked it so much!
Also…an apple a day keeps the doctor away
Sounds like a brilliant book actually, might get it even if I don’t win it!
Cheers
Zo
April 10, 2009 at 2:57 am
Heidi / Savory Tv
Nice one, most of all thanks for letting me know about this book! If you are accepting people from the States, count me in!
April 10, 2009 at 7:07 am
K.
An apple a day… would bore me.
April 10, 2009 at 9:03 am
ryan
…means I’ll have a enough for a pie in about a week!
April 10, 2009 at 9:09 am
Weien
DUDE. keep one for me please.
April 10, 2009 at 9:22 am
Nick Saltmarsh
An apple a day keeps the doctor away; but just to be sure, I think I’ll have four.
April 10, 2009 at 10:16 am
Sarah Spoon
An apple a day keeps repeating on me.
April 10, 2009 at 10:23 am
goodshoeday
ooooo book looks really good – might have to buy it if don’t win
An apple a day, keeps the English apple growers in business, but only when its not been shipped from the other side of the world!
April 10, 2009 at 11:40 am
Andrew
Would love to give this the once over… much on wine in it?
April 10, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Emily s
Hey Kang! I didn’t even know you were sending out email updates, so consider me signed up! The book looks great; I like the idea of a book that tackles the sustainable/organic/local side of things in conjunction with affordability.
Cheers!
-emily
April 10, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Hungry Jenny
…KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY…PICK ME PICK ME!
What a fabulous sounding book!
x
April 10, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Mr. T
ooohhh. words “food” “free” and “book”. awesome.
April 12, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Lizzie
An apple a day keeps the doctor away… unless it’s in the form of cider.
April 15, 2009 at 12:03 pm
The Purple Foodie
…Keeps the doc away!:D Hope I make it!Sounds like a fun book.
April 15, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Neil
An apple a day – get’s a bit boring, unless you keep trying different apples. Plus its all cox!
April 15, 2009 at 12:38 pm