Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook – Sophie Grigson – review
The Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook has Sophie Grigson as Consultant Editor, but the main contributors are ordinary folks who have an interest in food and who...
Fiori Di Zucca by Valentina Harris – review
This is a family cookbook and the recipes, like the author, are truly international. Yes, Valentina Harris is Italian from a globe-trotting family, although she...
James Martin Desserts – review
Anyone who loved the series Sweet Baby James (James Martin, that is) will be equally impressed by the companion book “Desserts”. In fact anyone who...
Rice, Spice and All Things Nice by Reza Mahammad
The Observer Food Monthly described meeting Reza Mahammad as “like being ambushed by a cross between Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Freddie Mercury”. He must be one...
Pasta Galore by Valentina Harris – review
Valentina Harris is an authority on Pasta, Italian food and food culture. The name Harris might not sound very Italian but she is in fact...
Pâtisserie at Home by Will Torrent – review
Not many will recognise the name Will Torrent although that’s not through his lack of respect within the food industry, more shortage of a TV...
Fantastico – Modern Italian Food by Gino D’Acampo – review
Fantastico – Modern Italian Food is Gino D’Acampo’s first book and it’s a fine one. The photography is superb, the recipes clear and the “hand-written”...
James Every Day – James Martin – review
The “James” in question is none other than the charismatic James Martin, who must be one of the most instantly recognisable TV chefs in the...
The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook – review
Doubtless you would have watched these lads on UK TV. If you are a lover of good food you would have watched them; if you...
Lebanese Cuisine by Anissa Helou – review
Lebanese Cuisine by Anissa Helou was short-listed for the prestigious Andre Simon Award when it was first published. That’s not a bad start! Claudia Roden...
Grow Your Own Drugs by James Wong – review
This review is going to capture the attention of my readers. The title, Grow Your Own Drugs, will have you wondering if I should be removing...
Curry Classic and Contemporary by Vivek Singh – review
You already know, dear reader, that I have a passion for Indian food so it’s no surprise that I, once again, feature a book about...
The History of Wine in 100 Bottles by Oz Clarke – review
Oz Clarke is always entertaining in a roguish kind of way. He has graced our TV screens and our airways for several decades and his...
Market Kitchen Cookbook – review
If you are an avid UK food TV viewer then you will no doubt have watched Market Kitchen. It’s the food magazine programme that took...
Matt Tebbutt Cooks Country – review
Many of you will recognise this young chef as one of the presenters of UKTV’s Market Kitchen where he introduces the audience to a raft...
Jamie at Home – Jamie Oliver – review
I am not always too keen to review celeb cookbooks. Any that grace these pages will be there because I think these people are in...
100 Cakes and Bakes by Mary Berry – review
This is another in the series from My Kitchen Table, offering good-value volumes of easy-to-make recipes, and in the case of 100 Cakes and Bakes...
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...
Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill, Windsor – restaurant review
Marco Pierre White has long been considered the wild child of the culinary scene, although he actually seems like a rather charming character in interview...