Let’s cook outdoors!

a new cookbook for our clients

We originally conceived a cookbook for our 50th Anniversary, inspired by the fact that much of the stone that passes through our factory is made into kitchen worktops.  It was such a success that we decided to create a sequel.

Lorenzo Salami preparing homemade tortelloni on Belvedere Vintage granite

For this edition, we have worked with some master chefs whose recipes live up to the beautiful stones that we have chosen for the worktops that they are cooked on and have also created a series of videos hosted by Donna Thacker of Seriously Good Food that show the dishes being prepared in the stoneCIRCLE yard where we built a temporary cooking station using 2 blocks of Ashburton marble and some of our most popular stones for the counters.

Ashburton is a black marble with pink and white veining and fossil inclusions which is quarried in Devon, the main quarry closed in the 1950 and this fabulous stone is quite rare.

Another black stone is used as the countertop for two of Lorenzo’s recipes.  Belvedere granite has dramatic black and gold veining.

Ivory Fantasy, a beige granite with black and brown striated patterning, picks up on the colours in the Ashburton features in Lorenzo’s other two recipes.

Two white marble imitation quartz worktops are used by Greg to prepare his recipes on – one is Verona quartz with a very subtle grey vein, and the other is Calacatta Magnifico, an imitation Calacatta with striking grey and brown veining.

Lorenzo Salami is an Italian chef who has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in France and London, as well as for the then Prince of Wales’ household.  He now caters for private functions and runs cooking experiences.

Greg Emerson is based in Berkshire and is a former Masterchef semi-finalist.  He first became interested in food and cooking when he was very young, learning from his French mother, and his cooking includes influences from across the globe.  He currently provides dining experiences to private and corporate clients across the UK and Europe.

the CookBook Stories showreel

We invite you to sit back and enjoy the videos and then try the dishes yourself.

project details

kitchen worktops: Verona quartz, Calacatta Magnifico quartz, Ivory Fantasy granite, Belvedere granite

chefs: Greg Emmerson, Lorenzo Salami

presenter: Donna Thacker

production: Marco Joe Fazio creative agency