The Family Meal by Ferran Adria – review
Sounds like another cookbook describing methods of encouraging your kids to eat sprouts. Well, no, not this time. The Family Meal has its focus on...
My Japanese Table by Debra Samuels – review
The author of My Japanese Table is Debra Samuels. Doesn’t sound very Japanese, does it? Well, perhaps not, but her credentials are impeccable as this lady...
Furoshiki – The art of wrapping with fabric by Kumiko Nakayama-Geraerts – review
Furoshiki is an ancient practice that seems to be very trendy now in Europe. I first came across it when a friend arrived from Marseille....
The Golden Book of Cooking by Carla Bardi – review
Cookbooks seem to fall into one of two categories. There are those that are stunningly beautiful, and those that are full of recipes that you...
Little Old Lady Recipes by Meg Favreau – review
Into every cookbook reviewer’s life comes a publisher who says “I saw this and thought of you.” And so it was that I was the...
Rustic Italian by Domenica Marchetti – review
This is a chunky well-proportioned volume which does indeed focus on rustic Italian food, although good Italian food is mostly rustic anyway. All those classic...
Vigo – Michelin Stars and Seafood – travel review
You will appreciate from these articles that I consider Vigo in Galicia something of an undiscovered culinary gem. The fresh produce and seafood are outstanding...
Easy Chinese Recipes by Bee Yinn Low – review
To any home cook that title might sound attractive – Easy Chinese Recipes – but to a reviewer who is a passionate cook that very...
Vigo – crab, clams and continuity – travel review
For those of you living in the south of England, you will already know about Vigo. You will swear that it is a parish formed...
Galicia – deliciously diverse – travel review
We all have prejudices. We don’t think that we do but that is in itself the nature of a prejudice. I was anxious that this...
Veggiestan by Sally Butcher – review
Any self-respecting cookbook collector will already be familiar with the work of Sally Butcher. She charmingly penned Persia in Peckham, which was a worthy showcase...
China Tang at The Dorchester – restaurant review
I am indeed an unashamed supporter of The Dorchester. Not that they exactly need my patronage but I want to nail my colours to their...
Mercer Street Hotel review
The neighbourhood around Mercer Street Hotel belongs to the Worshipful Company of Mercers. A mercer was a dealer in textiles and The Mercers’ Company is...
Banana Tree – Soho – restaurant review
This summer William Chow opened his sixth and latest branch of Banana Tree and this time in Soho, that bastion of Chinese cuisine of variable...
500 Slow Cooker Dishes by Carol Beckerman
I have a slow cooker dating from the 80s. It’s a solid tub with a switch for high and low and it just doesn’t seem...
Hawksmoor at Home by Huw Gott – review
I am, and it’s evident to you, dear regular reader, not only a restaurant reviewer but a cookbook reviewer. I love my work and almost...
Auberge du Lac at Brocket Hall – hotel and restaurant review
Stately Homes have always held a fascination. Great houses set amongst manicured lawns, and trees often grown from seedlings collected by intrepid botanists a couple...
The Pressure Cooker Cookbook by Tori Ritchie – review
Way back in the 60s pressure cookers were the latest kitchen appliance. My mum had one and would use it quite often but it had...
Cake Decorating Skills by Tracey Mann – review
It’s just the time to start getting anxious about Christmas. All that shopping …and all that cooking and baking. It’s a special season, when we...
Tapas – Classic small dishes from Spain by Elisabeth Luard – review
It’s the modern way of enjoying a meal out. Perhaps not even a full meal, but a few small and perfect plates to graze on...