200 Risottos and Rice Dishes by Laurence and Gilles Laurendon – review
There are two things that are important in our modern hectic lives: speed and economy. It’s the same with regard to food. We might not...
French Lessons by Justin North – review
I have often said, and indeed at length, that I do not subscribe to the philosophy that French food is best. In my humble opinion...
Gran’s Kitchen by Natalie Oldfield – review
Some of us are lucky enough to have or at least remember our own grans, grannies, nanas, nans or nannies. I am sure every nationality...
Rose Petal Jam by Beata Zatorska – review
The very title Rose Petal Jam evokes shimmering heat-hazed visions of meadows, trees, clear sky, and perfume wafting on a warm breeze. One could be...
Fish Cookbook by C J Jackson – review
Fish. It’s topical. There has been a raft of TV programmes highlighting the horrific waste of fish as it’s thrown back dead into the sea...
A Month in Marrakesh by Andy Harris – review
It’s obvious that those visiting my site love food. Mostly Food and Cocktails gives a clue with its name that the bias will be in...
The Barbecue Bible by Steven Raichlen – review
We don’t have months and months of good weather in Britain so we make the best of it when the sun does shine: DIY centres...
108 Marylebone Lane – restaurant review
Oxford Street has its chain retail outlets and stalls stocked with goods that no self-respecting adolescent tourist would want to live without: plenty of plastic...
Tuttons for Tea – restaurant review
Henry VIII dissolved all of England’s monastic properties in 1540, because he couldn’t get his way with the Catholic church and the ‘Bishop of Rome’...
The Yellow Chilli Cookbook by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
It’s a cookbook by the celebrated Indian TV chef Sanjeev Kapoor, so it’s bound to be full of delicious innovation and temptation. But my dear...
Quinoa – The everyday superfood by Patricia Green – review
Pronounced ‘keen-wah’, quinoa is a frequently overlooked and relatively unknown superfood, containing a perfect balance of all eight essential amino acids. It is gluten-free and...
500 Fish and Seafood Dishes by Judith Fertig – review
We know we should eat more fish. It’s good for us. On the other hand, perhaps eating fish and chips three times each week might...