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Part of the beauty of the art of cooking is that it involves transience, making something delightful that then vanishes, and that in turn involves cherishing the time we spend on perfecting a dish. Cooking yourself something delicious is…
Recommended by Claire:
‘The Odyssey! Mrs. Beeton! Refusing the recipe! Tomato sauce! Winnicott’s sausage! Small Fires from Vittles co-editor Rebecca May Johnson is an inventive, capacious, radical and – most importantly – generous book. Gorgeous!’
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In her new cookbook, Michèle Roberts casts her net further afield with handpicked recipes adapted from an array of historical and personal sources. Containing over 170 recipes, many of them introduced with the author’s…
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WINNER AT THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2026…
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**A 2025 book to look out for by the Guardian and Sunday Times**'Bee Wilson is one of my favourite writers and this may be her best book' CHRIS VAN TULLEKENThis strikingly original account from award-winning food writer Bee Wilson…
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Vittles #3: The Influencers IssueA magazine about who influences the way we eatWith the talented contributions of:Stephen Buranyi, Hester van Hensbergen, Vaughn Tan, Ozoz Sokoh, Nigel Slater, Jonathan Lovekin, Rob Martinez, Helen Cho,…
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Sister Perpetue is not to move. She is not to fall asleep. She is to sit, keeping guard over the patient’s room. She has heard the stories of his hunger, which defy belief: that he has eaten all manner of creatures and objects. A…
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‘A beautifully written instant classic that is every bit as exuberant and delicious as the man himself!’ Nigella Lawson‘This is already a classic’ Fergus Henderson‘One of the most beautiful cookery books I have…
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From award-winning and acclaimed chef Jeremy Lee, a new seasonal cookbook on the day-to-day kitchening of good food.In this follow-up to the multi-award-winning Cooking, Jeremy shows you how to make the most of local produce while finding…
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She is a curator, who spends her time dressing the rooms of historic buildings to bring them to life. But in the lush private quarters of a medieval palace, she finds herself so transfixed by the reign of an almost-forgotten King that the…
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GRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTSFrom the Booker Prize-nominated author of The Water Cure comes a chilling new feminist fable based on the true story of an unsolved mystery . . .'A shimmering fever-dream of a…
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Vegetarian recipes celebrating the food of Palestine, from the co-author of Falastin, Jerusalem and Ottolenghi: The Cookbook.A homage to Palestinian food and culture, Boustany, is the first solo cookbook from Sami…
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'A beautiful book: compellingly written, tender and thoughtful' Ruby Tadoh'A warm, incandescent memoir about identity, food, family, relationships' Annie Lord'The type of book that I would buy for friends on repeat' Ravneet GillGrowing up…
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A delightful book about Italy's unexpected history, told through its citrus fruitsThe story of citrus runs through the history of Italy like a golden thread, and by combining travel writing with history, recipes, horticulture and art,…
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Translated by Jamie RichardsRosa, midway through life, is alone. Her husband passed away long ago, and her cosmopolitan daughter is already out the door, keen to marry and move to the city. At loose ends, Rosa decides to transplant…
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