Hashi – A Japanese cookery course by Reiko Hashimoto – review
I have reviewed many a cookbook and a good number of these have been Japanese, but it’s the first time I have looked up from...
Indonesian Cooking by Dina Yuen – review
It’s a surprise to me that Indonesian cuisine is not more popular, especially in Europe’s cosmopolitan cities. It has so much to recommend it. The...
Serene Gardens by Yoko Kawaguchi – review
What vision do we have when we think of Japan? Well, in truth there will likely be a few images. If we are into anime...
200 Soups by Madge Baird – review
Well, it’s the season for it. Heathrow has been fog-bound and we have moved the garden pot-plants nearer the house. The central heating is now...
The Art of French Baking by Ginette Mathiot – review
Ginette Mathiot was one of the most celebrated French food writers. She was so respected that she was awarded Officier de la Légion d’Honneur by...
The Constance Spry Cookery Book – review
Grub Street has carved out a great reputation as a cookbook publisher. There are a few of them out there but I am always excited...
The Heart of the Home by Julie Goodwin – review
The author of The Heart of the Home, Julie Goodwin, was Australia’s first MasterChef winner. Now I guess that will probably mean more to you...
Tuscany – travel and cookbook review
Tuscany is a region in the north-west of Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million...
Modern Thai Food by Martin Boetz – review
Modern Thai Food is a large-format volume with some of the most stunning food photography I have ever seen. Jeremy Simons takes advantage of full...
The Golden Book of Desserts by Carla Bardi – review
As a kid I didn’t have The Golden Book of Desserts but I would sit next to the radiogram (yes, there were such things and...
The Family Meal by Ferran Adria – review
Sounds like another cookbook describing methods of encouraging your kids to eat sprouts. Well, no, not this time. The Family Meal has its focus on...
My Japanese Table by Debra Samuels – review
The author of My Japanese Table is Debra Samuels. Doesn’t sound very Japanese, does it? Well, perhaps not, but her credentials are impeccable as this lady...
Furoshiki – The art of wrapping with fabric by Kumiko Nakayama-Geraerts – review
Furoshiki is an ancient practice that seems to be very trendy now in Europe. I first came across it when a friend arrived from Marseille....
The Golden Book of Cooking by Carla Bardi – review
Cookbooks seem to fall into one of two categories. There are those that are stunningly beautiful, and those that are full of recipes that you...
Little Old Lady Recipes by Meg Favreau – review
Into every cookbook reviewer’s life comes a publisher who says “I saw this and thought of you.” And so it was that I was the...
Rustic Italian by Domenica Marchetti – review
This is a chunky well-proportioned volume which does indeed focus on rustic Italian food, although good Italian food is mostly rustic anyway. All those classic...
Vigo – Michelin Stars and Seafood – travel review
You will appreciate from these articles that I consider Vigo in Galicia something of an undiscovered culinary gem. The fresh produce and seafood are outstanding...
Easy Chinese Recipes by Bee Yinn Low – review
To any home cook that title might sound attractive – Easy Chinese Recipes – but to a reviewer who is a passionate cook that very...
Vigo – crab, clams and continuity – travel review
For those of you living in the south of England, you will already know about Vigo. You will swear that it is a parish formed...
Galicia – deliciously diverse – travel review
We all have prejudices. We don’t think that we do but that is in itself the nature of a prejudice. I was anxious that this...