Grow Your Own Drugs by James Wong – review
This review is going to capture the attention of my readers. The title, Grow Your Own Drugs, will have you wondering if I should be removing...
The History of Wine in 100 Bottles by Oz Clarke – review
Oz Clarke is always entertaining in a roguish kind of way. He has graced our TV screens and our airways for several decades and his...
The Hairy Bikers Ride Again – review
If you watch British TV then you would know of the Hairy Bikers, but there are those who have not, thus far, been fortunate enough...
Too Many Chiefs Only One Indian by Sat Bains – review
It’s every inch a limited edition book. In fact there are a lot of inches, oozing quality, artistry, style and delicious food. Too Many Chiefs...
Rice, Spice and All Things Nice by Reza Mahammad
The Observer Food Monthly described meeting Reza Mahammad as “like being ambushed by a cross between Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Freddie Mercury”. He must be one...
Fantastico – Modern Italian Food by Gino D’Acampo – review
Fantastico – Modern Italian Food is Gino D’Acampo’s first book and it’s a fine one. The photography is superb, the recipes clear and the “hand-written”...
James Every Day – James Martin – review
The “James” in question is none other than the charismatic James Martin, who must be one of the most instantly recognisable TV chefs in the...
Market Kitchen Cookbook – review
If you are an avid UK food TV viewer then you will no doubt have watched Market Kitchen. It’s the food magazine programme that took...
Matt Tebbutt Cooks Country – review
Many of you will recognise this young chef as one of the presenters of UKTV’s Market Kitchen where he introduces the audience to a raft...
Jamie at Home – Jamie Oliver – review
I am not always too keen to review celeb cookbooks. Any that grace these pages will be there because I think these people are in...
100 Cakes and Bakes by Mary Berry – review
This is another in the series from My Kitchen Table, offering good-value volumes of easy-to-make recipes, and in the case of 100 Cakes and Bakes...
ChariTable Bookings Signature Dish – cookbook review
This is a book the size of several bricks. That’s not surprising as it introduces 365 leading British chefs’ main course recipes. Each recipe is...
Risotto! Risotto! by Valentina Harris – review
Many a cookbook reviewer will start their article with statements of impartiality, even-handedness and cool, professional aloofness. Not me. On this occasion, at least. I...
Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill, Windsor – restaurant review
Marco Pierre White has long been considered the wild child of the culinary scene, although he actually seems like a rather charming character in interview...
The Talbot for fine dining – restaurant review
The Talbot has history. It’s typical of coaching inns all over the country and this one, in particular, has a story – well, probably many....
Cinnamon Collection Masterclasses – restaurant review
It seems a bit early for pondering Christmas presents but, trust me, it’s not. If you have a passionate food lover in your near vicinity...
Afternoon Tea at Home by Will Torrent – review
I was expecting a great book from this well-respected chef, Will Torrent. I wasn’t expecting the volume to have that overwhelming feel-good factor. That comes...
Jim De Jong – Say it with flowers …and cheese – travel review
Rotterdam is fast becoming known for food. It’s the Netherlands and it might be a bit of a cliché, but, yes there is cheese. Chef...
The Best of Jane Grigson – The Enjoyment of Food – review
Grub Street publishes cookbooks and all manner of food-related tomes but they have also taken on the mantle of preservers of our own culinary heritage...
Wine & Spice Series 2015 at Cinnamon Club – restaurant review
It’s without doubt one of the best Indian restaurants in London. It’s housed in a historic grade II listed building near Westminster Abbey. It was...