Tuscany – travel and cookbook review
Tuscany is a region in the north-west of Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million...
Modern Thai Food by Martin Boetz – review
Modern Thai Food is a large-format volume with some of the most stunning food photography I have ever seen. Jeremy Simons takes advantage of full...
The Golden Book of Desserts by Carla Bardi – review
As a kid I didn’t have The Golden Book of Desserts but I would sit next to the radiogram (yes, there were such things and...
The Family Meal by Ferran Adria – review
Sounds like another cookbook describing methods of encouraging your kids to eat sprouts. Well, no, not this time. The Family Meal has its focus on...
My Japanese Table by Debra Samuels – review
The author of My Japanese Table is Debra Samuels. Doesn’t sound very Japanese, does it? Well, perhaps not, but her credentials are impeccable as this lady...
The Golden Book of Cooking by Carla Bardi – review
Cookbooks seem to fall into one of two categories. There are those that are stunningly beautiful, and those that are full of recipes that you...
Little Old Lady Recipes by Meg Favreau – review
Into every cookbook reviewer’s life comes a publisher who says “I saw this and thought of you.” And so it was that I was the...
Rustic Italian by Domenica Marchetti – review
This is a chunky well-proportioned volume which does indeed focus on rustic Italian food, although good Italian food is mostly rustic anyway. All those classic...
Easy Chinese Recipes by Bee Yinn Low – review
To any home cook that title might sound attractive – Easy Chinese Recipes – but to a reviewer who is a passionate cook that very...
Veggiestan by Sally Butcher – review
Any self-respecting cookbook collector will already be familiar with the work of Sally Butcher. She charmingly penned Persia in Peckham, which was a worthy showcase...
500 Slow Cooker Dishes by Carol Beckerman
I have a slow cooker dating from the 80s. It’s a solid tub with a switch for high and low and it just doesn’t seem...
Hawksmoor at Home by Huw Gott – review
I am, and it’s evident to you, dear regular reader, not only a restaurant reviewer but a cookbook reviewer. I love my work and almost...
The Pressure Cooker Cookbook by Tori Ritchie – review
Way back in the 60s pressure cookers were the latest kitchen appliance. My mum had one and would use it quite often but it had...
Cake Decorating Skills by Tracey Mann – review
It’s just the time to start getting anxious about Christmas. All that shopping …and all that cooking and baking. It’s a special season, when we...
Tapas – Classic small dishes from Spain by Elisabeth Luard – review
It’s the modern way of enjoying a meal out. Perhaps not even a full meal, but a few small and perfect plates to graze on...
500 Asian Dishes by Ghillie Basan – review
I am an unashamed supporter of these chunky volumes from Apple Press. This time it’s the talented and prolific Ghillie Basan who has penned 500...
Fishy Fishy Cookbook by James Ginzler – review
I am surprised that there are not more fish cookbooks. We live on an island and the wet stuff around the edges is sea. It’s...
Whoopie Pies by Viola Goren – review
Food, like clothes, has fashions and trends. We have had cupcakes and macaroons and now it’s the era of the Whoopie Pie! The name is...
500 Vegan Dishes by Deborah Gray – review
As regular readers will know, I am a great fan of this series of books from Apple Press. Always attractive and practical, these small and...
One More Slice by Leila Lindholm – review
I confess that I had not heard of author of One More Slice, Leila Lindholm. She is a celebrated TV chef and author …but in...