Ortolans ahoy! A new edition of AJL's memoir of year spent feasting in Paris in the 1920s. His grande bouffe was determined and purposeful; the quantities of dishes eaten at a sitting bring ... read more
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
No complicated gadgets or tricks are necessary to make good, nutritious fresh food, so take your vorpal box grater in hand! Bee Wilson is a patient and wise guide.
Snippets from the writings of Laurie Colvin, Salman Rushdie, Rachel Roddy, Jack Underwood, Nigella Lawson and many others. At over 700 pages, this should keep gastrognomes quiet for while.
Pleasing recipes arranged seasonally, with half a dozen principal ingredients each quarter. This book has evolved out of Vaughan's monthly columns for House & Garden magazine.
If Mrs T is what she eats, who is Mrs T? A long journey to understand how food is connected to place and national identity, how tradition and innovation create culture. Warm, knowledgeable a... read more