Classic Food of Northern Italy – review
Anna Del Conte is, or so says The Times, ‘The queen of Italian cuisine’ and she is certainly an iconic writer. The original edition (1996)...
The Palestinian Table – review
It’s a sign of a fine cookbook! I have turned the pages and have actually mused on presenting a dinner party, family dinner and afternoon...
Hook Line Sinker – A Seafood Cookbook – review
I was expecting something special. It was coming from Face Publications and their books are superb! I wasn’t disappointed with Hook Line Sinker! Hook Line...
Whisky The Connoisseur’s Journal – review
Christmas isn’t far away. The ads on TV herald the coming season and offer the threat of Yuletide gift giving. Men are famously difficult with...
The Flavours of Andalucía – review
A cookbook laced with personal narrative and charm This is a full-colour illustrated cookbook but there isn’t a single photograph. This is The Flavours of...
Calamity and Courage – review
Calamity and Courage – A Heroine of the Raj is another in my collection of fascinating books about India and all things Indian that I...
An Organic Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright – review
We might not all major in architecture but we are all touched by it, and it’s argued that Frank Lloyd Wright has had more impact...
Domon Ken: The Master of Japanese Realism – art book review
Domon Ken is one of the most renowned Japanese photographers of the 20th century. One might not recognise his name but one will likely have...
ChariTable Bookings Signature Dish – cookbook review
This is a book the size of several bricks. That’s not surprising as it introduces 365 leading British chefs’ main course recipes. Each recipe is...
Drawings for Paintings: in the Age of Rembrandt by Ger Luijten, Peter Schatborn – review
Dutch artists have, for centuries, been admired for the realistic quality of their work. Seventeenth-century landscapes and scenes of ordinary life are all here. One...
Vietnam Eye – Contemporary Vietnamese Art – book review
This is the most comprehensive tome on contemporary art in Vietnam today. It is a page-turner for any art lover but it also appeals to...
Risotto! Risotto! by Valentina Harris – review
Many a cookbook reviewer will start their article with statements of impartiality, even-handedness and cool, professional aloofness. Not me. On this occasion, at least. I...
Het Noordbrabants Museum acquires van Gogh watercolour – until 19 March 2017
Het Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch, Holland has recently acquired from a private collection The Garden of the Vicarage at Nuenen by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)....
Perfection in Imperfection by Janice Wong – review
I first met Chef Janice Wong at her deliciously unique dessert bar in Singapore in the early hours. It’s called, unsurprisingly, 2am: dessertbar. It’s a...
Craft Spirits by Eric Grossman – review
Well, this is right on trend. Cocktails have become the cornerstone of every restaurant bar, and we want to try our hands at barista-ing at...
Flavors from the French Mediterranean by Gérald Passedat – review
It will soon be summer. We start to muse over al fresco dining and lighter fare. Ingredients with colour and freshness will take centre stage...
Sake: The History, Stories and Craft of Japan’s Artisanal Breweries – book review
I was told to expect a book. I was told to expect a big book. I was told to expect a coffee-table book. What I...
Umami: THE FIFTH TASTE – guidebook review
It’s a buzz-word these days: Umami. It’s a very familiar taste, flavour, sensation on the taste buds but we have only relatively recently put a...
Art Place Japan by Fram Kitagawa – review
Every three years hundreds of square miles of countryside in north western Japan are transformed into a sprawling and many-faceted art installation. More than 150...
Afternoon Tea at Home by Will Torrent – review
I was expecting a great book from this well-respected chef, Will Torrent. I wasn’t expecting the volume to have that overwhelming feel-good factor. That comes...