Paper Palate

Just received word that another book from Richard Bertinet is to be published at the end of September.
For those, like me, who have enjoyed exploring the marvellous recipes in Dough, Richard’s first book will be overjoyed at the news he is to release another book. Dough - Simple Contemporary Bread is available on Amazon.co.uk for £12.99 and […]

Contrary to my previous post Fresh magazine has not closed; they just switched owners and went into a couple of months suspension. Good news for the magazines fans.What seems to set Fresh apart from market leaders Delicious and Olive is the preponderance of buying guides - this issue has a Mother’s Day Guide (create your […]

I wasn’t that impressed with this months issue of Observer Food Monthly. Did they have a bumper issue last month; making this issue seeing thinner than normal? So not much of interest this month…. apart from Nigel Slater’s recipes of course.
His Fast Suppers kicks off with scallops on toasted ciabatta, which might tempt me later […]

A great little book has come my way - many thanks Dave - you won’t find it in any Amazon list as it was printed in 1948.
Cookery for Men Only by Wilson Midgley certainly comes from a bygone age; remember it was published just after the war when rationing was still ubiquitous in the UK. […]

From the Times ten recommendations to ‘banish the winter blues’ - a top 10 guide to the best comfort food in London and the South East.
Maggie Jone’s 6 Old Court Place, W8 [details]
“This charmingly cluttered Kensington stalwart, set across three rambling floors, is the antitheses of minimalism, with cooking paraphernalia suspended from the ceiling and […]

Spotted a new magazine on the shelf at WHSmiths today - Taste Italia ‘for lovers of Italian food and drink’.
It is published by the producers of Taste Italia, which I believe is a travel and Italian culture magazine. The emphasis in Taste Italia is totally about Italian food and wine.
Every issue is packed with regional […]

The Passionate Cook is in Delicious!
It’s true, there on page 19 is the doyen of the UK food blogging scene Johanna in the first of a regular Blog Standard interview. Her ‘best thing about blogging’?
“The sense of community. Getting feedback from people about my recipes is fantastic, and I’ve met bloggers from all over Europe, the […]

A rather interesting article in todays Times concerning celebrity chefs and who actually writes their books.
They don’t name names of course but certainly state that one recently published book from a celebrity was lacking a chapter on spices; they put a call out - basically paying others to supply recipes - and the book was […]

This simple recipe was discovered in a back issue of Delicious magazine (January 2005); the vagaries of publishing means this is their Christmas issue.    Originally the recipe was for a gluten free mince pie; being lazy and with no intolerances I just swapped the pastry making section for some ready rolled. Now I can hear you […]

Food and wine is the first section of any wine book that I flick to. Is it going to be perfunctory, clichéd, adding little to the banal generalisations of others? Or will it enlighten, offer a fresh twist and inspire?
Secrets From The Wine Diva has 40 odd pages covering the subject of food and wine. […]