Saffron Strands

Here we are, entering another December with countries around the world in various stages of restrictions and lockdowns with the inevitable c...

An A-Z of Pasta by Rachel Roddy First, I have to declare a little involvement in this book, in so far as I know the author, Rachel Roddy, an...

Five Books for Food Lovers 2020 I really wasn’t sure I was going to compile a book list for 2020.  In this strangest of years, new publicati...

Café Deco , Bloomsbury Who would open a restaurant in 2020?  Anna Tobias quietly opened the doors of Café Deco towards the end of November...

Neals Yard Dairy at Spa Terminus (Pre-lockdown) To a good cheesemaker and cheesemonger, every cheese is precious, not just for how muc...

There are so many ‘best of’ cookbook lists around at this time of year.   If you can bring yourself to read another, here’s my top 5 pic...

White Sourdough Landrace Bakery, Bath It's hard to believe that less than 10 years ago it was difficult to buy a good loaf of brea...

Five books for food lovers 2018 Halfway through December, it's time to remember the food books that have proved deserving of their...