Party Time by Jane Price – review
This is a classy large-format volume by Jane Price. It’s one of the Kitchen Classics series from Murdoch Books and if this isn’t a classic...
Vegetarian Cooking – A Commonsense Guide – review
Before I go into a detailed review of Vegetarian Cooking – A Commonsense Guide I should tell you that this has got to be the...
The Golden Book of Chocolate
The Golden Book of Chocolate has got to be the gift book of the year. It has impact in both size and quality of presentation....
Miniature Feasts by Michael Harwood – review
Celebrated private chef Michael Harwood has years of experience catering to the smart party set from LA to San Moritz. “Standing up is the new...
The Connoisseur’s Guide to Oils and Vinegars by Kathryn Hawkins
The Connoisseur’s Guide to Oils and Vinegars could be a timely addition to your book collection. Oil and vinegar are two staple ingredients that are...
The Complete Robuchon by Joël Robuchon – review
The name Joël Robuchon might not mean too much to you … unless you are a food professional, a passionate home cook, interested in classic...
Traditional Spanish Cooking by Janet Mendel – review
“One of my favourite books… it is such an inspirational book, with a good recipe on almost every page.” That’s the view of Simon Hopkinson...
A Year at Ballymaloe Cookery School by Darina Allen – review
The very name “Ballymaloe” sounds poetic and conjures visions of green and idyllic hills. Not far from the truth according to Antony Worrall Thompson who...
A Table in the Tarn by Orlando Murrin – review
It’s not just a story of a table but, in fact, a whole guest house. That guest house being in the Tarn region of South...
Le Lys du Liban – Aix en Provence – restaurant review
This small restaurant (only 36 covers) is tucked away up a side street and is (if you are lucky) easily missed. I couldn’t say it’s...
The Connoisseur’s Guide to Tea by Jane Pettigrew – review
The Connoisseur’s Guide to Tea is another in the lovely Connoisseur’s series by Apple Press. The author, Jane Pettigrew, is a celebrated tea professional and...
Made in Great Britain by Aiden Byrne – review
Aiden Byrne found his vocation at the age of 14. His cousin Alan Feeney was a big influence on his life and Alan had taken...
Cooking for Baby by Lisa Barnes – review
We all want flavourful and healthy food but some parents are content to give bland and bottled meals to the smallest members of the family....
Easy Peasy by Sophie Wright – review
This is the debut book by Sophie Wright. She must be tired of being called “the young Sophie Wright”! She is 22 years old but...
Middle Eastern Cookery by Arto der Haroutunian – review
Original copies of this book have changed hands for hundreds of pounds. It’s that combination of scarcity and popularity that encourages that monetary phenomenon. The...
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars by Gervase Phinn – review
This is a little cracker! The author, Gervase Phinn, has spent most of his working life surrounded by children, having been both a teacher and...
Kitchen Essays by Agnes Jekyll – review
This is the quintessential English cookbook. Written in the 1920’s Agnes Jekyll has captured that decade, those years, those days of calm before the storm....
Making Fine Chocolates by Andrew Garrison Shotts – review
I have, over the past months, reviewed several lovely chocolate cookery books. This is, however, a little different. This is all about making your own...
Cooking on The Bone by Jennifer McLagan – review
You won’t want to miss this one! Cooking on The Bone – Recipes, History and Lore must be one of the very best (mostly) meat...
Kids Parties by Lisa Atwood – review
This is such a lovely dolly-mixture-coloured volume that I am considering adopting a few kids just to have the excuse to throw a party for...