Latest Cookbook

Darren McGrady’s second book “The Royal Chef At home: Easy Seasonal Entertaining” is true to its title: fresh, simple recipes that are easy to make, fast, accessible and perfect for sharing around the table with those you love. this long-awaited second cookbook celebrates everyday entertaining in the U.S. with creative and fun meals that help you throw fabulous parties and dinners for friends or just for the kids, with a minimum of fuss and a whole lot of flavor.

What’s more, “The Royal Chef at Home” is organized seasonally, from soul-warming winter stews, quick spring vegetable sautés, and “too hot to cook” summer menus of fresh salads and easy to assemble room temperature dishes.  All written in his easy to follow, encouraging style, Darren’s recipes are the culmination of years of cooking, for royals and regular folk alike.  He knows that each recipe works perfectly so you can make meals for four or forty in a snap.

Darren’s first cookbook shares anecdotes and stories from the fifteen years he cooked in the Royal Kitchens at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham House, Balmoral Castle and on The Royal Yacht Britannia. The book features over 100 recipes and 150 photographs (both food shots and personal photographs taken during his fifteen years royal service.)

Darren donated ALL of his advance and royalties to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation (two of Princess Diana’s charitable goals were children and HIV/AIDS) The book is now in sixth print and is available at all good book stores and online at Amazon.com.