Ottolenghi's mashed potato: not just butter, milk and nutmeg, but leeks, garlick, cheese and thyme. Rich and delicious, with lots of good pasta, polenta, potatoes. Published in early Septemb... read more
The story of the author's 25-year search for 'Agent Piccadilly' - the man who murdered Georgi Markov with a poisoned umbrella on Westminster Bridge in 1978.
The democratic experiment of 1918-1933, from defeat in WW1 to the rise of the Nazis. Jähner's description of living through this chaotic period is almost as thrilling as Hitchcock.
Norman of Polpo fame has moved south from Venice to Tuscany, where the food is said to be good but ugly - brutto ma buono. His book is named after his eponymous restaurant, which opened in L... read more
120 recipes by an old hand. This includes a recipe for croque monsieur - a sandwich that causes joy ever since an amiable Viennese lady of our acquaintance once confused it with a famous cru... read more
KL was Creative Director at Chanel for thirty-five years; as seen through glasses darkly. WM, a well known fashion journalist, knew him for many years.
Ressa, CEO of the Phillipine's top digital news site, jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for her efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and... read more
The perpetual appeal of walled gardens, let alone Venetian ones - private, invisible to those outside, with a delicious water gate giving onto a canal, and exhaling drifts of orange blossom ... read more
The two Sams' previous books were outstanding: now comes a recipe collection for when there's not time to make their legendary fennel-seeded roast pork belly...