The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters – review
If you haven’t spent much time in the USA you might not instantly recognise the name Alice Waters. She is held in the same regard...
A Delicious Way to Earn a Living by Michael Bateman – review
This is a collection of the food writing of the late and great Michael Bateman who has been recognised as the first of the modern...
Pepper by Christine McFadden – review
The history of pepper, and there’s 3000 years of it, is as romantic and bloody as any work of fiction. Pepper has been used in...
The Branded Cookbook by Nick Sandler – review
Sounds like a recipe book from an old Arizona ranch. The Branded Cookbook is, in fact, a colourful, slightly retro, periodically Andy Warholish cookbook which...
Cooking from the Heart of Spain by Janet Mendel – review
Janet Mendel is an American-born journalist and food writer who has penned several other books about the food of Spain. My Kitchen in Spain was...
Student Cookbook – Healthy Eating by Ester Davies – review
Ester Davies had penned a Student Cookbook that will honestly help those recently-fledged young people. Why? Because they will read this book. It’s no good...
Spice Market by Jane Lawson – cookbook review
I spend much of my life reading and reviewing cookbooks and indeed anything relating to food. I truly appreciate the hard work and passion that...
Buonissimo by Gino D’Acampo – cookbook review
This is the second book by Gino D’Acampo. His first, Fantastico, won the Gourmand Cookbook Award for the Best Italian Cookbook in the World. It’s...
Sauces – Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making – review
This is another amazing book from John Wiley publishers. They might not be the most celebrated of cookbook publishers but the food-related books that they...
The Chinese Kitchen by Deh-Ta Hsiung – review
“ … People who know Deh-ta say that he is one terrific chef, a chap who makes spectacular banquets, and one outstanding culinary host… If...
Miss Vickie’s Big Book of Pressure Cooker Recipes – review
And now, dear reader, for something completely different! This is all about cooking method, or I could more reasonably say it’s about making the most...
Good Old Fashioned Jams, Preserves and Chutneys – review
Even the title of this book fills you with a warm feeling of comfort. Good Old-Fashioned Jams, Preserves and Chutneys is an old-fashioned and charming...
Moveable Feasts by Amy-Jane Beer and Roy Halpin – review
You know, dear reader, that I’ll write about anything to do with food and kitchens. Well, this book, Moveable Feasts – What to Eat and...
Tapas by Carlos Horrillo and Patrick Morcas – review
Who wouldn’t love little dishes of delectable morsels? That’s the charm of tapas, lots of different tastes and textures. Tapas, the book that is, has...
A Kitchen Year by Paula McIntyre – review
You might not recognise the name Paula McIntyre but she is, in fact, one of Northern Ireland’s top chefs. Paula trained at the Johnson and...
Student Cookbook by Sam Stern – review
Sam Stern is a young but already experienced cookbook author. When I say “young” I mean YOUNG! He is still a teenager but has the...
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 Bollywood Cookbook by Bulbul Mankani – review
This book is stuffed with the best looking people around. The author, Bulbul Mankani, introduces us to the glamorous world of the Indian film industry...
The Real Taste of Indonesia – cookbook review
Granted, this isn’t a cuisine that the majority of the British public will be familiar with but this should, on analysis, be one of the...
Party Time by Jane Price – review
This is a classy large-format volume by Jane Price. It’s one of the Kitchen Classics series from Murdoch Books and if this isn’t a classic...