The Really Useful Ultimate Student Vegetarian Cookbook – review
OK, so the title is a bit of a mouthful. Helen Aitken has students in mind but this is a great book for anyone who...
Great British Food – review
“The Brits can cook – it’s official”, says John Burton Race. We always knew we could, but it’s nice to see it in print from...
Jams and Chutneys by Thane Prince – review
Well, the name says it all, Jams and Chutneys – Preserving the Harvest, and Thane Prince has penned this book choc-a-bloc with ideas, recipes and...
Bamboo – A Journey with Chinese Food – review
Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, Sally and Gordon that is, have produced quite one of the most sumptuous books around. Each turn of the page brings...
Tarts and Pies by Philippa Vanstone – review
This is Philippa Vanstone’s first book and I am sure there will be many more. Tarts and Pies – Classic and Contemporary is lovely with...
Afternoon Tea at Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill
Afternoon tea is very much in vogue these days, so why wouldn’t you have a traditional afternoon tea in London, the capital of European tea-drinking?...
Korean Cuisine – An illustrated history – review
Michael J. Pettid has produced a book that is destined to become a classic work on the evolution of Korean cuisine. It isn’t a recipe...
Culinary Jottings for Madras by Wyvern – review
“I should recommend anyone with a taste for Victorian gastronomic literature to snap him up…His recipes are so meticulous and clear, that the absolute beginner...
Jancis Robinson, Master of Wine – interview
Jancis Robinson is instantly recognisable as the wine expert with the soft voice….and glasses. She became popular when presenting The Wine Programme and later Jancis...
Crust by Richard Bertinet – review
This is the second bread book by Bath-based baker Richard Bertinet and doesn’t disappoint. If you have Dough in your cookbook collection you will already...
India Food and Cooking by Pat Chapman – review
Pat Chapman is famous among Anglo curry enthusiasts as a passionate Indian food lover and the man who started the Curry Club over 20 years...
Spicing Up Britain by Panikos Panayi – review
No, dear reader, this isn’t another chilli-laden recipe book but rather a book about us British – how our food has developed over the last...
Nobody Does It Better by Trish Deseine – review
Trish Deseine has written a cookbook that proclaims French home cooking to be still the best in the World. I would rather say that the...
Dough by Richard Bertinet – review
This chap Richard Bertinet has really got something here. It’s a totally different approach to bread-making and it’s explained and illustrated in his book Dough....
The Great British Village Show Cookbook by James Martin – review
Well, the title is a mouthful but James Martin has written a book that is mostly about the food at the village show. The book...
The Food of Spain and Portugal by Elisabeth Luard – review
Elisabeth Luard has written this Regional Celebration of the food of Spain and Portugal, and there is nobody better placed to do just that. She...
Cold Comfort – a Story of Ice Cream
Ice cream was probably invented in China in the first millennium. The first British recipe for ice cream was published in “Mrs. Mary Eales’s Receipts”...
Moroccan Modern by Hassan M’souli – review
Moroccan Modern will introduce you to something a bit different. There are plenty of authentic Moroccan dishes to tempt you, but also a host of...