World Cheese Book by Juliet Harbutt – review
It’s days like this when I think that being a cookbook reviewer is the most marvellous occupation. I have been presented with 350 or so...
Backroads of Arizona by Jim Hinckley – review
I have reviewed another book by author Jim Hinckley and photographer Kerrick James (about Route 66), so I knew what to expect. A high-quality picture...
The Historic Shops and Restaurants of New York by Ellen Williams – review
I have spent long months in New York City and was very happy to do so. It’s one of my favourite spots, although I had...
In and Out of Africa …in search of Gérard Depardieu by Francis Gimblett – review
I review many and several books each week and pride myself on being able to spot a literary disaster at ten paces. They often fit...
Historic Colorado by Claude Wiatrowski – review
Claude Wiatrowski has an evident passion for Colorado and another, equal in depth, for trains. He has three degrees in sensible technical and engineering subjects...
Backroads of North Carolina by Kevin Adams – review
This is another of those essential guides, but perhaps it also gives a taste of this most picturesque and often overlooked region of the USA...
Shanghai City Guide – Lonely Planet – review
Lonely Planet produces some of the most relied-upon and trusted guides around. The company started in a small way in 1972. Tony and Maureen Wheeler...
Backroads of New York by Kim Knox Beckius – review
If you have only ever had one trip to the States then chances are you visited New York (unless you have kids in which case...
I Was a Potato Oligarch by John Mole – review
What was this book about? To be honest the title didn’t tell me much – I Was a Potato Oligarch. Was it like being a...
Istanbul Globetrotter Travel Guide by Sue Bryant – review
This is just one from a whole series of travel packs published by New Holland. They have one of the best reputations for producing guides...
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...
The Rough Guide to China – review
It’s no good thinking you’ll buy a guide book when you get there, or get by with a bit of assistance from other travellers. That...
Culinary Jottings for Madras by Wyvern – review
“I should recommend anyone with a taste for Victorian gastronomic literature to snap him up…His recipes are so meticulous and clear, that the absolute beginner...
India by Footprint – Annie Dare and David Stott – review
If you are about to go off to India then buy this book. Buy this book and read the first 80 or so pages before...
Authentik Gourmet Guides – London and Paris
These Gourmet Guides are quite exceptional little books. Small in format, I should say, but full of the most useful information sufficient for any enthusiastic...
Wine Travel Guide to the World by Robert Joseph – review
This is yet another Footprint guide and it’s well up to the standard of their regular travel books, but this one is rather unique. It’s...