China: A History
China: A History is an excellent and authoritative tome by an author who brings this enigmatic land to rich and colourful life. John Keay illustrates...
The Bartender’s Book
This is a little gem of bartending support. The Bartender’s Book, or to give it its full and impressive title The Bartender’s Book: The Essential...
Chicken and Charcoal: Yakitori, Yardbird, Hong Kong
Chicken is the world’s best-loved meat. When I was a kid, many decades ago, we only had chicken on Sundays as a treat; these days...
The Halloumi Cookbook
The Halloumi Cookbook offers more than 60 delicious recipes taking advantage of this rather unique cheese. It’s popular with vegetarians and prized for its high...
Carl Goes London Islands
Carl Goes London Islands is one of a series of alternative travel guide books, and a collection with which I am rather taken. These books...
Hokusai: The Master’s Legacy
We have likely all heard of Hokusai but in truth most people would only recognise The Great Wave off Kanagawa, also known as The Great...
Barcelona Sketchbook – book review
Barcelona is a beautiful city and famed for its buildings. Barcelona Sketchbook: Homage to Catalan Architecture allows the reader to view these façades in something...
The Book of Ices by Mrs. Agnes Marshall
This is a pleasure in pocket-size. A book on ices, but from an age when such things were sheer luxury, a holiday treat, and seldom...
The Indian Vegetarian Cookbook by Pushpesh Pant
The Indian Vegetarian Cookbook by Pushpesh Pant is a must-have tome from one of the most respected Indian food writers. It’s bound to spend more...
Picasso: Between Cubism and Classicism 1915-1925
Picasso: Between Cubism and Classicism 1915-1925 is a unique overview of the artist’s earlier and lesser-known years. This sumptuous volume illustrates Pablo Picasso’s celebrated journey...
Aska
Aska is a stunning book from Phaidon Press. Aska has impact, beauty, charm and a great deal of imagination. This might not be the book...
Eating Well Everyday by Peter Gordon – book review
Peter Gordon was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia in 1981 and completed a four-year cookery apprenticeship. He worked in Melbourne restaurants for...
Flying Too Close to the Sun
Flying Too Close to the Sun is another unique-concept book from Phaidon Press. It is illustrated with every genre of art from every era. There...
Aquafaba
This liquid called Aquafaba is trending just now. It’s being talked about by professional chefs as if it was a newly-discovered and exotic ingredient from...
The Museum of Lost Art – book review
From the bestselling author of The Art of Forgery, Noah Charney, comes this fantasy art adventure, The Museum of Lost Art. This is a stroll through...
Good Beer Guide – Belgium – book review
Beer has changed its image over the last decade. It was once the chosen beverage of older folks who had their favourite brew and they...
Cuba: The Cookbook – review
Cuba: The Cookbook is a stunning volume from Phaidon, who are celebrated for publishing unique international recipe books to tempt and inspire the home chef....
Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989
Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989 is another book from Phaidon. Not a cookbook this time but a rather topical design book which does indeed offer...
Amsterdam Marco Polo Pocket Travel Guide 2018 – book review
I am a fan of these comprehensive little guides. I took this one on a test run to Amsterdam and it proved to be worth...
Matt Tebbutt Cooks Country – review
Many of you will recognise this young chef as one of the presenters of UKTV’s Market Kitchen where he introduces the audience to a raft...