Top 10 Food Books from the Times
In the Sunday Times - ten recommended food books; did someone mention Christmas present?
1 A Year In My Kitchen by Skye Gyngell
“A beautiful book by an innovative and inspirational chef… the book is held together by a ‘toolbox’ of basic recipes (for stock, toasted nuts, sourdough breadcrumbs etc) that are used throughout. A future classic”
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2 Vegetable Love by Barbara Kafka
“In this giant book, packed with snippets that make it a pleasure to read, she offers recipes (both meatless and meaty) for greens around the globe”
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3 Gennaro’s Italian Year by Gennaro Contaldo
“This is another seasonal book that’s as simple and as attractive as its recipes, leading you gently though a gourmet year”
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4 Made In Italy: Food and Stories by Giorgio Locatelli
“Devoid of gimmickry, the complex but classic recipes are interspered with lectures on porcini muchrooms or nose-to-tail eating. An old-fashioned cookery book for a serious foodie”
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5 Feasts by Silvena Rowe
“…lifting the lid on a robust, heartwarming yet often sophisticated cuisine (think roast pheasant stuffed with barley and golden sultanas, or pomegranate, vanilla and blood-orange sorbet). Recipes are clearly written, and it’s beautifully illustrated too”
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6 Something For the Weekend by Ruth Watson
“a book designed for the cook who likes to entertain. Her crowd-pleasing recipes all feed eight and many can be prepared ahead of time… It’s all written in an amusingly opinionated style that’s perfect for banishing dinner-party nerves”
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7 The Lebanese Cookbook by Hussien Dekmak
“supremely practical, suggesting good menu combinations, and what to do with leftovers. May well have you cooking a while new way.”
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8 Leith’s Baking Bible by Fiona Burrell and Susan Spauli
“this book with its emphasis on techniques and troubleshooting, can coax risen miracles from the heaviest-handed novice. One for hands-on bakers, rather than armchair droolers.”
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9 Curry by various authors
“Each chapter has been written by a different expert, but care has been taken to keep the recipes user-friendly and the ingredients accessible.”
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10 Cook With Jamie by Jamie Oliver
“With the emphasis on education rather than inspiration this would be an invaluable kitchen bible for an enthusiastic beginner. As Jamie says, if you’re going to be eating three times a day for the rest of your life you might as well be good at cooking. All profits go to the Fifteen Foundation”
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