Atoosa Sepehr, author and photographer
The cookbook that has most influenced your cooking
The book that I return to that has influenced my cooking style, and continues […]
Contradictions are not unknown in cookbooks though they are rarely as egregious as the one in Nikko Amandonico’s La Pizza (Mitchell Beazley). This exploration of […]
Chocolate and Olive Oil Cake
Free-from cake-maker, Marnie Searchwell has just won her 6th Great Taste Award - a Two-Star Award (given to a cake that […]
Unbuttoned and wonderfully well observed, George Melly’s Owning Up (1965), a memoir of his time as vocalist with Mick Mulligan’s Magnolia Band, is one of […]
Christopher Hirst agrees with Frederick Marryat’s critical view of the New York oyster
Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), the novelist best known for Mr Midshipman Easy, wrote his […]
Arabian Sands, the beautifully written account by Wilfred Thesiger (1910 - 2003) of crossing the Empty Quarter by camel, is a classic of travel literature. […]
Kute cakes
Great-looking box of brownies, dense, thick dark chocolate interior, vibrant flavoured ganache toppings inc mint, cherry, mango and strawberry, coffee and banana. Order a […]
Juliet Harbutt, one of the world’s leading experts on cheese
The cookbook that has most influenced your cooking
The Edmonds cookbook! It is a published by a […]
Christopher Hirst explores the tasty food references in Evelyn Waugh’s second novel...
ell-heeled Waugh fans can enjoy an on-going treat in the projected 43 volumes of […]
Christopher Hirst explores a few literary fruits from the sunny season
The Book of Ices by Mrs A.B.Marshall
Mrs Marshall (1855-1905) was the Nigella of her day. […]
The American writer Waverley Root (1903-1982) is best known for his authoritative work The Food of France. His posthumously published memoir The Paris Edition, covering his […]
Flower plates
Lovely earthenware pudding plates in the shape of hollyhocks and daisies. Designed by Maria Flor for Bordallo Pinheiro
Bordallo Pinheiro flower plates, from Euro 13.40 […]
