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...
Jamie at Home – Jamie Oliver – review
I am not always too keen to review celeb cookbooks. Any that grace these pages will be there because I think these people are in...
Looking East by Steve McCurry – review
Looking East by Steve McCurry is a large-format paperback book offering an array of 75 of the very best of Steve’s beautiful and evocative portraits...
Flour by Christine McFadden – review
Flour: A comprehensive guide to grains and pulses, nuts and seeds: recipes from breads and tortillas to pancakes and pies was bound to be a...
The Japanese Garden by Sophie Walker – review
An in-depth exploration spanning 800 years of the art, essence, and enduring impact of the Japanese Garden. The most comprehensive exploration of the art and...
Japan – Marco Polo Pocket Travel Guide 2018 – guidebook review
Japan is a country like no other. Ask people where in the world they would dream of visiting and they will likely mention Japan. It...
The Glass of Ettore Sottsass – art book review
Ettore Sottsass (1917 – 2007) was an Italian architect and designer. His body of work included furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, and strangely, office equipment, which...
Mezcal by Emma Janzen – review
Emma Janzen has penned a companion to the bartender’s under-utilised spirit called Mezcal. People often assume it is a brand of tequila but in fact...
Charmed lives in Greece: Ghika, Craxton, Leigh Fermor – travel review
From 8 March – 15 July 2018 – The influence of modern Greece on the lives and work of three influential artists is explored in...
Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas – review
The Al Thani Collection Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas, published on the occasion of the extraordinary exhibition of the Al Thani Collection in...
Mostly Food & Travel Journal Best of 2017 Awards
Here are a few of the items that have been particularly noteworthy this year. I have presented my favourite restaurants here but the following are...
100 Cakes and Bakes by Mary Berry – review
This is another in the series from My Kitchen Table, offering good-value volumes of easy-to-make recipes, and in the case of 100 Cakes and Bakes...
Party-Perfect Bites by Milli Taylor – review
Delicious recipes for canapés, finger food and party snacks It’s that time of year again. We entertain in grand fashion. There are crowds of folks...
Kulinarya by Glenda Rosales Barretto – review
A Guidebook to Philippine Cuisine There are very few Filipino restaurants in Europe; at least I have not yet had the pleasure of crossing the...
Côte d’Or: The Heart of Burgundy – review
The Wines and Winemakers of the Heart of Burgundy The name Côte d’Or might not be well known but it is one of the original...
Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation – review
A Century of Goldsmith’s Art from the Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation This is a sumptuous volume with silky fabric cover and a veritable treasure trove of...