500 Asian Dishes by Ghillie Basan – review
I am an unashamed supporter of these chunky volumes from Apple Press. This time it’s the talented and prolific Ghillie Basan who has penned 500...
Fishy Fishy Cookbook by James Ginzler – review
I am surprised that there are not more fish cookbooks. We live on an island and the wet stuff around the edges is sea. It’s...
Whoopie Pies by Viola Goren – review
Food, like clothes, has fashions and trends. We have had cupcakes and macaroons and now it’s the era of the Whoopie Pie! The name is...
500 Vegan Dishes by Deborah Gray – review
As regular readers will know, I am a great fan of this series of books from Apple Press. Always attractive and practical, these small and...
The Gay Hussar, Greek Street – review
I love reviewing restaurants. Most people would say I have the best job in the world and I would agree. I eat all over London...
One More Slice by Leila Lindholm – review
I confess that I had not heard of author of One More Slice, Leila Lindholm. She is a celebrated TV chef and author …but in...
Hummus Bros – Fun family fare – restaurant review
An invitation to review Hummus Bros! Aren’t they a tailoring company? Posh morning coats for hire, wedding togs? Perhaps dinner jackets – it’s a restaurant...
Spice Market, Soho, for breakfast – restaurant review
When home alone I confess to being a half-hearted breakfast eater. It’s not that I am not craving a tasty start to my day but...
My Indian Kitchen by Hari Nayak – review
Even the title holds out great hope for the oft-confused home cook – My Indian Kitchen. We are looking for books written with us in...
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge – hotel and restaurant review
London is my home so I admit that I probably have a bias. I think it is one of the most fascinating cities in the...
Big Ben, London Bus and Afternoon Tea at The Howard – restaurant review
(This hotel has now closed) Londoners love London. Tourists love London. It’s a city that is vibrant but with nooks of tranquillity, historic with a...
Zizzi Twickenham – restaurant review
So what’s the draw of Twickenham? It’s got a riverfront – undeveloped for decades for some inexplicable reason. Its high street offers a selection of...
The Cookiepedia by Stacy Adimando – review
It’s a time of belt tightening and financial gloom, and it’s said that we are all hankering after old-fashioned lifestyles. We want to be wafted...
French Brasserie Cookbook by Daniel Galmiche – review
The prospect of “French cooking” brings many of us out in a cold sweat. It’s the thought of a sauce with 27 stages and pastry...
The Big Red Book of Tomatoes by Lindsey Bareham – review
I love that title The Big Red Book of Tomatoes. Comforting and very reminiscent of a Christmas Annual – one of those bumper volumes that...
Simply Good Bread by Peter Sidwell – review
This book should have arrived a few weeks ago. One is always advised to bake bread when the estate agent is bringing viewers around. It’s...
Eating In by Sue Lawrence – review
Sue Lawrence came to prominence in 1991 when she won Masterchef – those were the days when I actually watched it and the programme was...
Carluccio’s Richmond for Dinner – restaurant review
I have had a coffee at Carluccio’s a time or two. Its branches are all bright with a contemporary Mediterranean air. Cool blue and turquoise,...
Simpson’s-in-the-Strand for breakfast – restaurant review
Samuel Reiss opened the ‘Grand Cigar Divan’ in 1828, on the site of the Fountain Tavern, which had been the home of the famous literary...
Reza’s Indian Spice – restaurant review
There are a few chefs in Britain who are icons of the industry and recognised by just their first name. There is the forceful “Gordon”,...