Gourmet Cornwall by Carol Trewin – review
This is another from that marvellous collaboration of Alison Hodge Publishing, author Carol Trewin and photographer Adam Woolfitt. This book is of the same glossy...
Beans – A History by Ken Albala – review
I was expecting a pamphlet. What is there to say about beans? Well, lots and it’s much more interesting than I had supposed. The author,...
Essential Scottish Cookery by Carol Wilson – review
We hear so much about the Scots’ passion for deep-fried chocolate bars and not nearly enough about the wealth of fine food that represents the...
Simply Lebanese by Ina’am Atalla – review
This is a wonderful and well-designed book on Lebanese cuisine. It has plenty of pictures in both colour and sepia. The recipes have lots of...
Cornish Fishing and Seafood by Carol Trewin – review
Fishing is Britain’s most dangerous peacetime occupation. Now, there’s a thought! This is a gorgeous, full-colour volume (photographer Adam Woolfitt does fantastic work) that I...
A Handful of Honey by Annie Hawes – review
Annie Hawes, the bestselling author of Extra Virgin, has another cracking book. It’s A Handful of Honey and should be on the required reading list...
Traditional Irish Cooking by Andy Gravette – review
I confess that the book was bigger than I had expected. I should know better, considering that I am half Irish by blood. Probably there...
Honey from Clova by Clova McQueen – review
Or to give the book its full and poetic title: Honey – A handbook for home, health and happiness by Clova McQueen. That has got...
The Indian Bible – cookbook review
We in the UK have a very particular view on Indian food. For most of us it’s visits to restaurants that introduce us to those...
Bollywood Posters by Jerry Pinto – review
Over the years, Sheena Sippy has shot ad campaigns for Johnson’s Baby Soap and others. She has also immortalised celebrities such as Zakir Husain, international...