Book Reviews

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Book review: Grains for Every Season by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg

24 February 2022 by

Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg show how to get on board with grains from barley to buckwheat in Grains for Every Season

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Book review: It's Just Food by Mark Poynton

22 February 2022 by

Mark Poynton's life story, littered with recipes from throughout his career as a chef

Book review: 30 Minute Mowgli by Nisha Katona Chef

Book review: 30 Minute Mowgli by Nisha Katona

16 December 2021 by

Though she had a long and successful career as a barrister before launching Mowgli, Nisha Katona’s[...]

Baking with Fortitude by Dee Rettali Chef

Baking with Fortitude by Dee Rettali

10 December 2021 by

Dee Rettali, founder of London craft bakery Fortitude Bakehouse, has finally released a book sharing her[...]

Book review: Three: Acid, Texture, Contrast by Selin Kiazim Chef

Book review: Three: Acid, Texture, Contrast by Selin Kiazim

01 December 2021 by

In this book, Selin Kiazim of modern Turkish-Cypriot restaurant Oklava in London offers her readers no[...]

Book review: Butter by James Martin Chef

Book review: Butter by James Martin

04 November 2021 by

James Martin has finally got around to writing about his culinary love affair with a humble[...]

Book review: 'Cook As You Are' by Ruby Tandoh Chef

Book review: 'Cook As You Are' by Ruby Tandoh

07 October 2021

While Ruby Tandoh may have risen to fame as runner-up on the Great British Bake Off, she’s since made a name for herself encouraging a feel-good attitude to eating and cooking, inciting her fans to reject diet culture, fads and[...]

Book review: Septime, La Cave, Clamato, D’une île by Bertrand Grébaut and Théophile Pourriat Chef

Book review: Septime, La Cave, Clamato, D’une île by Bertrand Grébaut and Théophile Pourriat

30 September 2021

Septime was opened in Paris by chef Bertrand Grébaut and his partner Théophile Pourriat in 2011.

Book review: Macedonia – Recipes and Stories from the Balkans by Katerina Nitsou Chef

Book review: Macedonia – Recipes and Stories from the Balkans by Katerina Nitsou

23 September 2021 by

The opening paragraph of Macedonia – Recipes and Stories from the Balkans describes Macedonian food as[...]

Book review: Essential by Ollie Dabbous Chef

Book review: Essential by Ollie Dabbous

16 September 2021 by

Ollie Dabbous of Michelin-starred Hide in Mayfair has finally followed up Dabbous: The Cookbook, published back[...]

Book review: Middle Eastern Sweets by Salma Hage Chef

Book review: Middle Eastern Sweets by Salma Hage

02 September 2021 by

Middle Eastern Sweets is a collection of classic recipes from Salma Hage’s childhood in the mountains[...]

Book review: Gelupo Gelato, by Jacob Kenedy Chef

Book review: Gelupo Gelato, by Jacob Kenedy

26 August 2021 by

London-born Jacob Kenedy learned how to make gelato in Bologna’s famed Il Gelatauro during a year[...]

Book review: The Climate Change Cookbook, by Peter Taylor Chef

Book review: The Climate Change Cookbook, by Peter Taylor

12 August 2021

With a cookbook like this, it’s important to focus on what it does and what it doesn’t do. The Climate Change Cookbook is not a vegan cookbook.

Book review: French Countryside Cooking by Daniel Galmiche Chef

Book review: French Countryside Cooking by Daniel Galmiche

05 August 2021

Once upon a time in Franche-Comté, a young boy was walking through the kitchen at his great aunt’s house. Suddenly he stopped in his stride, looked up and shouted, “When I grow up, I want to be a cuisinier.”

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