Cook – A year in the kitchen with Britain’s best chefs – cookbook review
Well, perhaps that’s a bit of an overstatement! Perhaps the phrase might more aptly be “A year in the kitchen with some of Britain’s best...
Rosemary Shrager’s Yorkshire Breakfasts – review
The combination of Rosemary Shrager and Yorkshire Breakfasts is just about unbeatable. She is a lady that glows with passion for food, garnished with great...
The Constance Spry Cookery Book – review
Grub Street has carved out a great reputation as a cookbook publisher. There are a few of them out there but I am always excited...
The Great British Book of Baking – cookbook review
This book goes right into my end-of-year Top Ten cookbook reads for 2010. No deliberation and no waiting in case another contender floats through the...
Spices, Salt and Aromatics in the English Kitchen by Elizabeth David – review
Elizabeth David is for many the Grande Dame of British cooking, although she is more famed for her writings on the cuisine of the Mediterranean...
Lotte’s Country Kitchen by Lotte Duncan – review
I review many cookbooks in the course of a month but this one has had me waiting in eager anticipation. It has arrived, and is...
Cookery Year by Readers Digest – review
Readers Digest never put a foot wrong. They might, however, not be the first books you reach for when browsing the cookery section of your...
Yes Chef! by James Winter and James Bulmer – review
How often have I recommended a cookbook because it is not too cheffy, has no complicated techniques, no special equipment, etc? I have encouraged my...
The Great British Storecupboard Cookbook by Paul Hartley – review
This is a jolly book and it’s not often a cookbook is described in that fashion. It almost has the feel of an old-fashioned Christmas...
Tea and Crumpets by Margaret M Johnson – review
Well, the name ‘Tea and Crumpets’ is tempting but add a subtitle of Recipes and Rituals from European Tearooms and Cafés, and my attention is...
Britain’s Best Dish – Ed Baines – cookbook review
Britain’s Best Dish takes its name from the ITV series. It showcases those recipes that have been successful in three series from 2007 to 2009....
The HP Sauce Cookbook by Paul Hartley – review
We are talking “serious” condiment! These distinctive bottles have been an indispensible addition to tables of greasy spoon cafes all over Britain and beyond. They...
The Lyle’s Golden Syrup Cookbook by Paul Hartley – review
There are some products that evoke memories. Dr. Pepper root beer reminds me of my friend Carolyn in the US, HP Sauce reminds me of...
Best British Dishes by Marguerite Patten – review
Marguerite Patten is surely the most celebrated cook and food writer in Britain. She is probably the most respected by her fellow professionals, who would...
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...
Great British Cheeses by Jenny Linford – review
This has got to be in my top ten books reviewed this year. If you love cheese you will not only like this book, you...
The Complete Traditional Recipe Book by Sarah Edington – review
The Complete Traditional Recipe Book is a hefty tome that will make you smile as soon as you flick through the pages. It’s a pure...
Cooking in a Bedsitter by Katharine Whitehorn – review
“The famous book – in print for over 40 years”. This must be the cookbook equivalent of The Mousetrap (handy in the old-fashioned bedsit). Katharine...
The City of London Cookbook by Peter Gladwin – review
This is one of those charity books with various contributors that I love so much. The charity in question was the Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2006:...
The People’s Cookbook – Antony Worrall Thompson – review
UKTV Food was on to a winner with The People’s Cookbook. It wasn’t just a cookbook (the one you see before you) but a TV...