Cupboard Love by Laura Lockington – review
Laura Lockington has penned an autobiography that is both hilarious and poignant with the common denominator being food. This is brilliant and my only complaint...
Fish Indian Style by Atul Kochhar – review
Chef and restaurateur Atul Kochhar is one of the better known Asian faces on food TV in the UK. His restaurant, Benares, holds a Michelin...
The City of London Cookbook by Peter Gladwin – review
This is one of those charity books with various contributors that I love so much. The charity in question was the Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2006:...
Persia in Peckham by Sally Butcher – review
Just the title was enough to get me turning the pages. Has it got something to do with Continental Drift? No, this is simply one...
The People’s Cookbook – Antony Worrall Thompson – review
UKTV Food was on to a winner with The People’s Cookbook. It wasn’t just a cookbook (the one you see before you) but a TV...
A Little Maple Syrup Cookbook by Cynthia Cousins – review
A Little Maple Syrup Cookbook is just one in the series from Appletree Press in Belfast and these Little Cookbooks are little gems. They are...
Cooking for Coco by Siân Blunos – review
Cooking for Coco? Strange name! Is it like working for peanuts? Not at all. This is such a charming book about foods for your baby,...
The Japanese Kitchen by Kimiko Barber – review
Kimiko Barber has produced a book which is bound to become a classic. It’s stunning to look at with a wealth of marvellous photographs by...
500 Juices and Smoothies by Christine Watson – review
Apple Press has a series of books called 500 something or other and this is one from that very series. They are chunky and colourful...
Brunch by Rachel Lee – review
If we eat our cornflakes late on a Sunday morning we might think we are eating brunch but that, dear reader, is only a late...
Garden Feast by Melissa King – review
Growing our own food is becoming a popular pastime and for several very good reasons. Most of us are aware that we should be eating...
Cooking with Booze by Ryan Jennings – review
You’ve gotta love a book with a title like that! We are told that drinking isn’t good for us so Cooking with Booze presents us...
Wagamama – Ways with Noodles by Hugo Arnold – review
Hugo Arnold is crazy about noodles and that enthusiasm is evident from the first page of this delectable book. The photography by Ditta Isager is...
The Wine and Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal – review
Charles Metcalfe and Kathryn McWhirter are a formidable team. I know of Charles from his numerous appearances on food-related shows like Good Food Live on...
Homestyle Asian – Murdoch Books – review
This is a large format volume with a wealth of photographs by Steve Brown and it’s impressive in its presentation and content, and it even...
A Pike in the Basement by Simon Loftus – review
Simon Loftus has had a life filled with travel and food. That’s a combination that can bring both pleasure and pain and, in this case,...
China to Chinatown by J.A.G. Roberts – review
There can’t be a single town in the UK or North America that can’t boast at least a Chinese takeaway or a brace or two...
Stylish Indian in Minutes by Monisha Bharadwaj – review
Monisha Bharadwaj has a talent (in fact she has many, she is also a classical Indian dancer and an educator) for writing books that are...
Eating for Victory – Ministry of Food – review
This is a fascinating book of reproductions of official Second World War instruction leaflets, and it will bring back memories for many a grandmother who...
Traditional Teatime Recipes by Jane Pettigrew – review
This is a lovely book from Jane Pettigrew and The National Trust. It draws on Jane’s expertise as a tea expert (nice choice of words,...