The Press Club by George Calombaris – review
Sounds like a haunt for elderly, heavy-smoking, heavy-drinking journalists. The Press Club is, in fact, a highly-acclaimed restaurant in Melbourne, Australia and it’s all about...
Seriously Good Gluten-Free Cooking by Phil Vickery – review
I am sure the title will encourage many a cookbook-shelf scanner to move right on by this book. Gluten-Free! That’s got something to do with...
Cooking with Kids by Erin Quon and Tatum Quon – review
Don’t get alarmed, dear reader, Cooking with Kids isn’t suggesting that you have children as the main or even incidental ingredient. No, this is about...
The Eagle Cookbook by David Eyre – review
If you are not from London then perhaps you might not know about the Eagle Cookbook. No, dear reader, it’s not a right-wing American recipe...
Paul Gayler’s Little Book of Pasta and Noodles – review
If you are a regular visitor then you will already be familiar with Paul Gayler’s cookbooks. For those others who are visiting for the first...
Gorgeous Greens by Annie Bell – review
Well, it sounds like an oxymoron (ok, look it up). Gorgeous Greens. It’s an expression used by my parents and many others as a term...
Preserved by Nick Sandler and Johnny Acton – review
I love bottling, jam-making, marmalade-making and the like and I have quite a few books on the subject but Preserved is a little different. It...
Cool Waters by Brian Preston-Campbell – review
Sounds like the name of a town from an old Western. In truth Cool Waters is a book offering 50 thirst-quenching and non-alcoholic drinks made...
Kitchen Knife Skills by Marianne Lumb – review
I guess if you are reading this review you already have an interest in cooking. Perhaps you might be periodically called on to carve or...
Jewish Traditions Cookbook by Marlena Spieler – review
Some folks might not like Chinese food; others don’t like the rich spicy flavour of Indian meals; there are those who say that Northern European...
Cardamom and Lime by Sarah al-Hamad – review
I honestly had no idea what to expect. Cardamom and Lime – Recipes from the Arabian Gulf was going to be a revelation and it...
The Bibendum Cookbook by Terence Conran – review
So what is a Bibendum? It sounds like the Latin name for a baby’s nappy (diaper) but it is, in fact, the name of a...
Sky High – Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman – review
Surely everyone would like a slice of cake. Many of us whenever we are allowed, and most of us at every opportunity. It’s naughty comfort...
What to Eat Now – More Please by Valentine Warner – review
OK, so I confess that I have not seen Valentine Warner in his TV series of What to Eat Now. But that does rather give...
Every Day by Bill Granger – review
Most of us are lucky enough to eat every day. Many of us look forward to meal times and some of us live to eat,...
Fork to Fork by Monty Don and Sarah Don – review
This is the revised edition of the original Fork to Fork of a decade ago. A few things have changed on the home-growing front in those...
Best Salads Ever by Sonja Bock – review
It’s summer and so we eat salad. Yes, we eat it but often without enthusiasm. Carnivores often consider salad as the green stuff left on...
Mince! by Mitzie Wilson – review
Am I endangering my street cred by even considering a book about Mince? Will I be asked to hand back my membership card to Foodies...
Pies, Pies, Pies – cookbook review
Good Housekeeping produce some of the best real cooking books around. What exactly do I mean by real cooking books? Well, these are books that...
The Cook’s Book of Everything by Lulu Grimes – review
The author of The Cook’s Book of Everything, Lulu Grimes, has worked in both London and Sydney as a food editor for books and magazines....