Favourite Mince Recipes by Lee Blaylock – review
So many of us were brought up on mince. Grey and unappetising for school dinners, and brown and unappetising at home. Little imagination was given...
Leith’s Meat Bible by Max Clark and Susan Spaull – review
This is a sizeable tome for those committed carnivores who are truly interested in their food. Leith’s Meat Bible is a one-stop book for the...
At Elizabeth David’s Table – Her very best everyday recipes – review
She was and still is one of our most celebrated food writers. Her first book was published in 1950 in those dark days after the...
The Real Greek, Covent Garden – restaurant review
The Real Greek was founded in 1999 by celebrity chef and author Theodore Kyriakou and his team. His books include A Culinary Voyage Around the...
Thali, Old Brompton Road – restaurant review
This should, in all honesty, be the shortest restaurant review you will ever read. Unbeatable for its genre. Go before the tables need to be...
Simon Kerr: A Manchester Lad and Paški Sir – interview
We have heard of Manchester, and it’s no surprise that there are lads from that fine city living in Croatia, but who is Paški Sir?...
Raghu Rai’s Delhi – book review
Raghu Rai may not be a name familiar to you unless you are a photography professional. He has, however, had a career which has been...
Japanese Home Cooking with Master Chef Murata – review
You probably won’t recognise the name of the chef unless you are reading this in Japan. It’s no surprise, but our ignorance has everything to...
Biscotti by Mona Talbott and Mirella Misenti – review
Biscotti are cookies, cookies are biscuits and biscuits are biscotti unless you are from the US where a biscuit is a scone …if you are...
The Flavour Thesaurus by Niki Segnit – review
This is surely a prize-winner among this year’s food-related books. One would think that it would be a dry and worthy tome. The sort that...
The Yogurt Cookbook by Arto der Haroutunian – review
Arto der Haroutunian died too young. His books have become collector’s items but thanks to Grub Street we can all have access to his collections...
Cinnamon Kitchen – The Cookbook by Vivek Singh – review
Cinnamon Kitchen is another of the restaurants in chef Vivek Singh’s empire. Cinnamon Club in Westminster has long been the classy and dark-polished-wood Indian restaurant...