Simple cuisine, seasoned with a mix of tradition and longing for distant places – this is what the companion book to the BR series "Simple. Good. Bachmeier" stands for. Hans Jörg Bachmeier, a professional chef and head of the "Blauer Bock" in Munich, cooks in a straightforward, clear manner with references to Bavaria and especially to his Lower Bavarian homeland. He manages with just a few ingredients and achieves a culinary wow effect with very simple means. The book collects all recipes from three seasons, ranging from beer roast with oven vegetables and pretzel sauce to beetroot in a salt crust and cinnamon apples, along with quick recipes for fast cooking. Additionally, readers accompany Hans Jörg Bachmeier in exciting photo stories to traditional craft businesses like a costume manufacturer, a woodturner, or a pan smith, harvest apricots in the Wachau and asparagus with him, and visit a cheesemaker and a fisherman.