Les Moustoussades – Bands Together in Villemoustaussou – review
Every year our village hosts a marching bands competition. These are not crisply uniformed semi-military, baton-swirling groups, these are “bandas”! The eight bandas performing this...
A New Taste of Galena – community cookbook – review
What’s a Galena and is it organic? I hear you ask. It’s not a food, it’s a place. In fact it’s a small town in...
Modern Mezze by Anissa Helou – review
Now, I am not going to say very much about Anissa Helou just now because there will be an interview with her in a few...
Celia Brooks Brown – A girl for all seasons – interview
Celia Brooks Brown was born in Colorado and seems to have been the typical all-American girl with a job as a Car Hop at Hungry...
The Indian Kitchen by Monisha Bharadwaj – review
The Indian Kitchen by Monisha Bharadwaj is, for me at least, a must-have Indian cookbook. To call it just a “cookbook” somehow diminishes its value....
Dean and Deluca Cookbook by David Rosengarten – review
Founded in 1977 by Joel Dean, Giorgio DeLuca and Jack Ceglic with the opening of its flagship store in SoHo, New York, Dean & Deluca...
Le Panier Festival in the Back Streets of Marseilles – travel review
Le Panier had always been a rough part of the city. It’s the oldest part of town with a dense lattice of narrow streets with...
Sweet Hungarian – memories and a recipe
There are more and more opportunities these days to enjoy Eastern European food, and it’s good to have easier access to Hungarian, Polish and Baltic...
Gorgeous Desserts by Annie Bell – review
Gorgeous Desserts is another winner from the Kyle Cathie stable! Annie Bell is without a doubt one of my favourite food writers and the photography...
Pure Vegetarian by Paul Gayler – review
Pure Vegetarian is, as it says, modern and stylish vegetarian cooking…and this lovely book is also modern and stylish. It’s a large format volume with...
Decadent Cookbook by Medlar Lucan and Durian Gray – review
The Decadent Cookbook is by Medlar Lucan and Durian Gray – I kid you not! I am sure the authors are grateful to Alex Martin...
Four Seasons Cookery Book by Margaret Costa – review
Four Seasons Cookery Book is a classic and enjoying a revival, although, truth to tell, it has never been out of favour with lovers of...
Gorgeous Cakes by Annie Bell – review
Annie Bell has got to be one of the finest food writers around and Chris Alack, one of the best photographers. This was always going...
Relais & Châteaux The Rosengarten Hotel Restaurant and Spa – Kirchberg, Austria
What do we think of when people mention Austria? I guess it will be a wealth of folksy images ranging from overhanging roofs, wooden balconies,...
India by Footprint – Annie Dare and David Stott – review
If you are about to go off to India then buy this book. Buy this book and read the first 80 or so pages before...
Seasonal Home Cooking by Bridget Jones – review
This is a sumptuous, large-format book. The pages are spacious and colourful with some of the best quality photographs around. There are more than 300...
Knife Skills by Marcus Wareing – review
This is a “must have” book for anyone who is serious about cooking. It isn’t just for wanabe chefs but for all of us who...
Healthy Indian Cooking for Diabetes by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
Now, don’t just scroll to the next review! Have a read and understand that this isn’t a book for people with diabetes but a book...
Keeping Bees and Making Honey by Alison Benjamin – review
This isn’t a cookbook but a very informative volume telling us about where we get honey and how we get honey. A substance that’s not...
Chutneys Indian Vegetarian Restaurant – review
The hidden gem of Euston. Chutneys Indian Vegetarian restaurant first opened its doors in 1987. A little more modest capacity than now with only 40...