The Complete Illustrated Food and Cooking of Africa and the Middle East – review
This is another fabulous volume from Lorenz Books. These truly are some of the best-written and most practical cookbooks published. Each edition has a wealth...
Cakes by Rachel Lane and Carla Bardi – review
It’s winter and we want to spend more time in our cosy kitchens. It’s the season for celebrations and indoor entertainment and cakes are often...
The Mitre, Holland Park – restaurant review
The Mitre has a facade very much in keeping with its smart Holland Park surroundings. It’s a 1930s building that has been used to good...
Zilli Light by Aldo Zilli – review
I have chosen to be a cookbook and restaurant reviewer because I have a passion for food. Am I the best cook in the world?...
Koto – A culinary journey through Vietnam by Tracey Lister – review
A culinary journey through Vietnam So, what does Koto mean? Is it Vietnamese for Brussels sprouts? No, it stands for Know One, to Teach One....
Terre A Terre – The Vegetarian Cookbook by Amanda Powley – review
I do rather worry when I am presented with a vegetarian cookbook. So many of them in the past have been unappealing to all but...
The Bazaars of Istanbul by Isabel Bocking – review
Many thousands of tourists visit Turkey every year. They bask on the beaches, perhaps hire a boat for a holiday afloat and enjoy grilled fish...
Le Colombier, Chelsea – restaurant review
I started thinking about food on my journey to Le Colombier. I started thinking about engineering, haulage and transport when I arrived at Le Colombier....
The Soup Book – cookbook review
It seems to come around faster every year. Winter, that is. Should I bracket that along with policemen looking younger and Arial 10-point computer typeface...
Cookbook Café – Sunday Brunch – restaurant review
It might not be any longer the Biblical day of rest but it still tends to be the day we ear-mark for special events, loved...
Game – A Cookbook by Trish Hilferty – review
Yes, dear reader, I know that your natural inclination is to scroll on by this review because you will assume this book isn’t for you....
Feast Bazaar by Barry Véra – review
I am not a lover of any particular ethnic cuisine. I have no national preferences. It’s all about taste. I do, however, find myself drawn...
The Golden Book of Cookies – cookbook review
It’s that time of year again when we start to think about heavy-duty cooking and baking for friends and family. We plan the Thanksgiving menu...
Style Me Vintage by Betty Blythe – review
The author of this marvellously ‘vintage’ volume is actually Lulu Gwynne rather than Betty Blythe as one assumes from the cover. Betty was a sexy...
Theo Randall at the InterContinental – restaurant review
This London hotel was opened in 1975, and reopened in 2006 after a £76m refurbishment. In the restaurant, natural materials are used to great effect....
Food Network Favorites – cookbook review
Ahhh, those were the days when I could sit and watch American TV all day long. Hundreds of channels and about a dozen that any...
500 Red Wines and 500 White Wines – reviews
Life was easier back then. A bottle of sherry for Christmas or when the vicar was coming to tea, some brown ale for dad on...
Stanza, Shaftesbury Avenue, London – restaurant review
London is celebrated as perhaps having the most vibrant and eclectic theatre district in the world. Yes, going for an evening of roaring grease paint...
A History of Food by Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat – review
This book should be republished and retitled THE History of Food. It’s probably the most remarkable book on the subject I have ever had the...
Easy Baking by Australian Women’s Weekly – review
This is one of a series of slim volumes with large page format from Australian Women’s Weekly (see more here). This is a publisher whose...