Viva Food

Each returning season brings its own tastes and pleasures. From the delicate flavours of summer fruits and salads to the robust aromas of winter's soups and home-made pies - enjoy a year of seasonal food. Viva Food celebrates luscious food and produce. Chef and cookbook author Julie Le Clerc has combined her talents with the New Zealand Herald's Viva team to present this collection from her popular weekly column.

A collection of the best recipes of Viva's food page (New Zealand Herald) since Julie Le Clerc has taken over as Food Editor. Gorgeous food for lunches, dinners, and desserts-arranged by season, and presented in a casual and unstructured way. Full colour photography throughout.

Julie Le Clerc is a chef, food writer, stylist, teacher and consultant, and the author of six best-selling cookbooks, Simple Café Food, More Simple Café Food, Vineyards of New Zealand Cookbook, Little Café Cakes (shortlisted for two international awards), Simple Deli Food, café@home and feast@home. She is also co-author of the beautiful travel cookbook, Made in Morocco. She has a strong presence in the print media, was the food editor of Sunday Life Magazine in Australia, and is now the food editor for Viva (NZ Herald). Julie is also a staff writer for Cuisine.

Julie Le Clerc has had an eventful culinary career as a chef that includes boutique catering, establishing and operating several successful cafés, and cooking in private homes in Europe.