A History of Food by Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat – review
This book should be republished and retitled THE History of Food. It’s probably the most remarkable book on the subject I have ever had the...
India Color – Spirit, Tradition, and Style by Mitchell Crites
Can there be a land that has given more to style than India? I admit I have a bias but it is evident that we...
A Food Lover’s Treasury by Julie Rugg – review
Julie Rugg and Lynda Murphy are the compilers of this enthralling collection of food-related literary extracts. A Food Lover’s Treasury is a book about the...
The Wine and Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal – review
Charles Metcalfe and Kathryn McWhirter are a formidable team. I know of Charles from his numerous appearances on food-related shows like Good Food Live on...
Culinary Jottings for Madras by Wyvern – review
“I should recommend anyone with a taste for Victorian gastronomic literature to snap him up…His recipes are so meticulous and clear, that the absolute beginner...
Authentik Gourmet Guides – London and Paris
These Gourmet Guides are quite exceptional little books. Small in format, I should say, but full of the most useful information sufficient for any enthusiastic...
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...
Ode to the Chippie! or From Odeon to Chip Shop
It’s a magazine about Food, Places and Faces, OK? Sometimes all of those things will come together and today is one of those days when...