EAT AT THE BAR: RECIPES INSPIRED BY TRAVELS IN SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND BEYOND

Part travelogue, part cookbook, Eat at the Bar shares 55 bar food recipes inspired by Spanish, Portuguese and Italian cuisine. Authors Matt McConnell and Jo Gamvros have gathered the best bar food on the planet from small tapas bites to rustic, authentic cooking from hole-in-the-wall bars. There are chapters on tapas, seafood, vegetables, salads, meat, sauces, oils, queso and dulce, all interspersed with anecdotes and stunning photography from the author's travel adventures in the Mediterranean. From Fried sardine bocadillo, to Rabbit empanadas, Kingfish pancetta, Chicken livers with sherry and almonds, Portuguese pork and octopus rice, Pomegranate crema or Sweet fried queso fresco, Eat at the Bar celebrates the best of Spanish, Portuguese and Italian rustic cuisine. Eat at the Bar offers comforting and flavoursome food that creates the hospitable and convivial atmosphere that is quintessentially Mediterranean. So what are you waiting for? Grab your seat at the bar!

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Chef Matt McConnell and front of house pro Jo Gamvros are partners in life and work, having established the beloved restaurant Bar Lourinha in Melbourne more than 10 years ago. Inspired by time travelling in Europe, particularly Spain, Portugal and Italy, their cooking showcases the homestyle hospitality that typifies the local cultures.