The Palestinian Table – review
It’s a sign of a fine cookbook! I have turned the pages and have actually mused on presenting a dinner party, family dinner and afternoon...
Hook Line Sinker – A Seafood Cookbook – review
I was expecting something special. It was coming from Face Publications and their books are superb! I wasn’t disappointed with Hook Line Sinker! Hook Line...
Whisky The Connoisseur’s Journal – review
Christmas isn’t far away. The ads on TV herald the coming season and offer the threat of Yuletide gift giving. Men are famously difficult with...
The Flavours of Andalucía – review
A cookbook laced with personal narrative and charm This is a full-colour illustrated cookbook but there isn’t a single photograph. This is The Flavours of...
ChariTable Bookings Signature Dish – cookbook review
This is a book the size of several bricks. That’s not surprising as it introduces 365 leading British chefs’ main course recipes. Each recipe is...
Risotto! Risotto! by Valentina Harris – review
Many a cookbook reviewer will start their article with statements of impartiality, even-handedness and cool, professional aloofness. Not me. On this occasion, at least. I...
Perfection in Imperfection by Janice Wong – review
I first met Chef Janice Wong at her deliciously unique dessert bar in Singapore in the early hours. It’s called, unsurprisingly, 2am: dessertbar. It’s a...
Craft Spirits by Eric Grossman – review
Well, this is right on trend. Cocktails have become the cornerstone of every restaurant bar, and we want to try our hands at barista-ing at...
Flavors from the French Mediterranean by Gérald Passedat – review
It will soon be summer. We start to muse over al fresco dining and lighter fare. Ingredients with colour and freshness will take centre stage...
Umami: THE FIFTH TASTE – guidebook review
It’s a buzz-word these days: Umami. It’s a very familiar taste, flavour, sensation on the taste buds but we have only relatively recently put a...
Afternoon Tea at Home by Will Torrent – review
I was expecting a great book from this well-respected chef, Will Torrent. I wasn’t expecting the volume to have that overwhelming feel-good factor. That comes...
Authentic Recipes from the Philippines by Reynaldo Alejandro – review
This is a unique book considering a cuisine little known in Europe. How frequently do we say “let’s go out for a Filipino”? Not often,...
Classic Recipes of the Philippines by Ghillie Basan – review
This rather smart little book looks at the unique traditional food and cooking of the Philippines. But many of us know little of these islands...
The Food and Cooking of Japan and Korea by Emi Kazuko – review
A few years ago our culinary ethnic horizons extended to a Friday night curry and perhaps the occasional Chinese dinner of sweet and sour pork....
The Chalet Cookbook – review
Yes, it’s that time of year again. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, etc. Our thoughts turn to cold-weather vacations and possibly (although not in...
The Hunt for Filipino Food: Kusina to Cuisine by St. Theresa’s College Manila Foundation – review
I am a cookbook reviewer, and it’s always exciting to leaf through pages that offer an insight into a new and vibrant cuisine. And I...
The Best of Jane Grigson – The Enjoyment of Food – review
Grub Street publishes cookbooks and all manner of food-related tomes but they have also taken on the mantle of preservers of our own culinary heritage...
Authentic Recipes from Vietnam by Trieu Thi Choi – review
There are a few more Vietnamese restaurants around these days. The UK had an influx of Vietnamese refugees a couple of decades ago but those...
Chocolate at Home by Will Torrent – review
I am biased, it’s true. This book was destined to have a good review on two counts. Firstly I adore the author, Will Torrent; and...
The Taste of Belgium by Ruth Van Waerebeek – review
It’s so near, but almost totally overlooked from the culinary perspective. Belgium is one of our closest neighbours but is overshadowed by the gastronomic giant...