The Best of America’s Test Kitchen 2013 – cookbook review
America’s PBS TV channel has offered America’s Test Kitchen to its US viewers for decades. Now we can find PBS in the UK and it’s...
No Need to Knead by Suzanne Dunaway – review
If you love cooking you will likely have wanted to try baking your own bread but it’s equally possible that you lost your nerve and...
Soups for your Slow Cooker by Diana Peacock – review
All enthusiastic home cooks have a kitchen stuffed with gadgets and gizmos. We have a little knife just used to make roses out of radishes,...
Thomas Jefferson’s Crème Brûlée by Thomas J. Craughwell – review
We all know the name and his impeccable political credentials (he was an American Founding Father and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence;...
Let’s Cook Italian by Gennaro Contaldo – review
We want comforting food. It’s cold and wintery and the economic climate isn’t that hot either. It’s time to get back to those old-fashioned values....
The Turkish Cookbook by Nur Ilkin and Sheilah Kaufman – review
Turkish cuisine is considered by many to be one of the classics. It has had a huge influence on food throughout Europe and encompasses all...
The Great Northern Cookbook by Sean Wilson – review
The author of The Great Northern Cookbook, is Sean Wilson. Yes, that’s a familiar name, or at least it is if you have been a...
Modern Twists on Classic Dishes by Andy Bates -review
Andy Bates is the author of Modern Twists on Classic Dishes and a Food Network UK chef and is known for his love of street...
Macarons by Pierre Hermé – review
Pierre Hermé is the fourth generation of a family of bakers from Alsace in France. He has been working and learning his trade since he...
The Modern Vegetarian by Maria Elia – review
Maria Elia is a chef who has graced our small screens and headed restaurant kitchens, and she has also penned several delightful cookbooks. Maria isn’t...
The Last Concubine by Lesley Downer – review
There will be many UK readers who will remember Lesley Downer not for her books, although there have been many, but for her enlightening and...
Leon – Family & Friends by Kay Plunkett-Hogge – review
This is the fourth volume in the Leon series, but it isn’t a traditional restaurant book. The clue is in the name, and then in...
Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry – review
Diana Henry is an accomplished food writer, and Salt Sugar Smoke does justice to her evident skill and passion. It’s a book you will intend...
Tiny Food Party by Jenny Park – review
This is an amusing book that offers tiny food. You will likely not have heard of that term, but think bite-sized portions of a whole...
The America’s Test Kitchen Quick Family Cookbook – review
We in the UK can now watch America’s Test Kitchen, hosted by Chris Kimball, on PBS. That’s a non-commercial TV station from the US and...
Secrets of Indian Gastronomy by Manjit Gill – review
One might suppose that Secrets of Indian Gastronomy is a cookbook. Yes, it is. One will assume it is packed with delicious and authentic recipes....
Tasting India by Christine Manfield – review
I enjoy almost every book that crosses my desk (now a uni-leg computer stand from a Swedish lifestyle emporium). Some are simple but informative volumes,...
Celebrity Bake Book – Mary Berry – cookbook review
It’s a feel-good cookbook in every regard. It’s in support of The Ben Kinsella Trust, which was set up to raise awareness of knife crime...
Pure Vanilla by Shauna Sever – review
It once was a flavour or, more honestly, a non-flavour that harked back to my now-distant youth. Vanilla was the ice cream you chose when...
The Art of Pasta by Lucio Galletto and David Dale – review
Grub Street is a favourite cookbook publisher. They have kept the spirits of both Jane Grigson and Elisabeth David alive with new editions of their...