The Little Book of Avocado Tips, Hardcover

Packed full of fifty essential tips for the avocado fan, The Little Book of Avocado Tips will teach you how to pick the perfect pear, how to tell when it's ripe and how to store it. With advice on magical pairings and preparations - from guacamole to sorbet and smoothies - and how to get the best from your luscious green avocado, delve into these pages for some quick tips on our favourite fruit.

Andrew Langley is a knowledgeable food and drink writer. Among his formative influences he lists a season picking grapes in Bordeaux, several years of raising sheep and chickens in Wiltshire and two decades drinking his grandmother's tea. He has written books on a number of Scottish and Irish whisky distilleries and is the editor of the highly regarded anthology of the writings of the legendary Victorian chef Alexis Soyer.