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Book review: Tom Kerridge's Outdoor Cooking

29 July 2021 by

It’s been a busy year for Tom Kerridge, but the Buckinghamshire-based chef hasn’t really had a quiet one since winning his first Michelin star in 2006.

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Book review: Rockfish: The Cookbook, by Mitch Tonks

22 July 2021 by

With over a quarter of a century in the industry, Mitch Tonks has earned a reputation as one of the biggest names in British seafood.

Book review: 'Sea & Shore: Recipes and Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall' by Emily Scott Chef

Book review: 'Sea & Shore: Recipes and Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall' by Emily Scott

08 July 2021 by
Book review: Crave by Ed Smith Chef

Book review: Crave by Ed Smith

01 July 2021 by
Book review: Sicilia, by Ben Tish Chef

Book review: Sicilia, by Ben Tish

24 June 2021 by
Book review: The Pasta Man: The Art of Making Spectacular Pasta, by Mateo Zielonka Chef

Book review: The Pasta Man: The Art of Making Spectacular Pasta, by Mateo Zielonka

17 June 2021 by

Book review: Afro Vegan, by Zoe Alakija Chef

Book review: Afro Vegan, by Zoe Alakija

10 June 2021 by

Afro Vegan is the first book from London-based, British-Nigerian art director and food stylist Zoe Alakija,[...]

Book review: Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant Chef

Book review: Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant

03 June 2021 by

While a spring of enforced outdoor dining may have left some hesitant about alfresco cuisine, as[...]

Recipe of the week: Whole burnt aubergine with charred egg yolk, tahini and chilli sauce Chef

Recipe of the week: Whole burnt aubergine with charred egg yolk, tahini and chilli sauce

03 June 2021 by

This is the essence of our food, distilled into a single dish.

Book review: Simply Raymond: Recipes from Home, by Raymond Blanc Chef

Book review: Simply Raymond: Recipes from Home, by Raymond Blanc

27 May 2021 by

Raymond Blanc’s beaming smile adorned a cookery book for the very first time back in 1988[...]

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Book review: Petersham Nurseries, by the Boglione Family

May is a fitting month for Petersham Nurseries to publish its first book, as the UK bursts into bloom and we daydream of lunches in the garden surrounded by the joys of spring-summer."

20 May 2021 by
Book review: Makan: Recipes from the Heart of Singapore, by Elizabeth Haigh Chef

Book review: Makan: Recipes from the Heart of Singapore, by Elizabeth Haigh

13 May 2021
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After winning a Michelin star at Pidgin aged just 27, for her next venture Elizabeth Haigh looked to bring the energy of Singapore’s kopitiams to London, resulting in Mei Mei in Borough.

Book review: Monk: Light and Shadow on the Philosopher’s Path, by Yoshihiro Imai Chef

Book review: Monk: Light and Shadow on the Philosopher’s Path, by Yoshihiro Imai

06 May 2021
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Monk tells the story of the 14-cover restaurant in Kyoto of the same name – the building and city in which it’s located, its suppliers, the journey that led owner Yoshihiro Imai to becoming a chef, and the food he[...]

Book review: For the Love of the Sea, compiled by Jenny Jefferies Chef

Book review: For the Love of the Sea, compiled by Jenny Jefferies

29 April 2021 by

Recent reports of the fishing industry and the seafood caught off the British coastline have usually[...]

Book review: Ripe Figs by Yasmin Khan Chef

Book review: Ripe Figs by Yasmin Khan

22 April 2021 by

Ripe Figs is Yasmin Khan’s latest collection of recipes and stories, focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean.

Book review: Chefs at Home by Hospitality Action Chef

Book review: Chefs at Home by Hospitality Action

15 April 2021 by

Charity Hospitality Action has been there for those most desperately in need this past year, through[...]

Book review: Australia: The Cookbook by Ross Dobson Chef

Book review: Australia: The Cookbook by Ross Dobson

08 April 2021 by

Ross Dobson is an Australian food writer, stylist and chef who has established cafés and restaurants[...]

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Book review: 'Today’s Special: 20 Leading Chefs Choose 100 Emerging Chefs'

What’s next for hospitality? It’s a question nobody can answer in these uncertain times. But thanks to Today’s Special, we do have an idea of what the future might be – or at least who might be the future – in the world of leading chefs."

01 April 2021 by
Book review: The Italian Deli Cookbook by Theo Randall Chef

Book review: The Italian Deli Cookbook by Theo Randall

25 March 2021
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Theo Randall’s third cookbook is a paean to instinctive cooking inspired by store cupboard ingredients.

Book review: The Arabesque Table, by Reem Kassis Chef

Book review: The Arabesque Table, by Reem Kassis

18 March 2021
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Having received critical acclaim – and a James Beard Foundation Award nomination – for her debut cookbook The Palestinian Table, Reem Kassis has broadened her horizons for the follow-up with a collection of recipes inspired by the Arab world.

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