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Lizzie Collingham researches the culinary roots of curry, which has become one of the most popular and universally loved foods in the world, and the global spread of Indian cuisine in her tale of cooks and conquerors. The history of curry starts off with the culinary inventions of the Mughals in the 15th century and allows insights as to how other cultures, in particular Portuguese spice merchants and, of course, the British contributed their own traditions and ideas which led to this unique blend known as ‘curry’. The secret of curry and why it has travelled so well and so far is that it has always embraced change while managing to remain recognisably Indian. This very well-illustrated book which is spiced up with mouth-watering recipes from different regions and centuries is not only a research into the evolution of curry but also a social history of India. This delectable book is something to savour!
Price: EUR 15.90
Today's best bar food from Spain is presented here, fusing traditional Spanish ingredients with international influences. This attractive book contains evocative portraits of regional cuisine and introduces some of the country's most creative chefs. Replete with fresh and tasty combinations which are simple to make, it is an irresistible celebration of a very social cuisine.
Price: EUR 29.00
'A pancia piena si ragiona meglio'(Things are always better on a full stomach).A cookbook for people who are in love with Italy and Italian food, it contains over 120 recipes from antipasti to desserts as well as stories of days out in local vineyards and markets which celebrate the food and wine of Italy.
Price: EUR 26.00
Dorling Kindersley regarded by many as the definitive guide to the 'water of life', is now available in an up-dated 4th edition with over 500 new bottlings reviewed and rated.
Fourth Estate ‘Eating is not just about fuelling up to get through the day; it is about conviviality, friendship and celebration’. Italian restaurateur, Giorgio Locatelli, shares his love and understanding of food in this sumptuous collection of recipes and personal anecdotes, beautifully enhanced by the photographs of Dan Lepard. Locatelli’s enthusiasm for simple, good food made with local, traditional produce, lovingly displayed in this impressive tome, make it a mouth-watering banquet.
Price: EUR 42.00
Jamie Oliver, Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook, Michael Joseph, € 36,90 In this his seventh book, the ubiquitous TV chef gives us a taste of what you would learn in one of his ‘Fifteen’ restaurants. The ‘Fifteen Foundation’ is an organisation which he set up which gives kids from tough backgrounds a chance to have a career in food - indeed all the profits from this book will go towards the foundation. Step-by- step Jamie takes you through the basics of shopping and cooking with great ingredients. Whether you’re a capable cook or a novice, this book is packed with simple and accessible recipes which really inspire you to enjoy your time in the kitchen!
Price: EUR 36.90
On his quest to try out the world’s most exotic and dangerous foods, Tom Parker- Bowles sets off around the world visiting countries like China, Korea, Laos and even the USA in search of culinary extremes. Not only is he fed up with the boring identical food you get in every British supermarket, he also advocates local produce and traditional culinary culture. He tries the infamous, poisonous fugu fish in Japan, eats cobra in china, takes a crispy bite of deep-fried bees and eats water beetles but reaches his limits when in Korea. Just when he has successfully rid his imagination of the link between insects and disgust he tries silk worm pupae which proves to be the most revolting culinary experience ever. He even reaches almost philosophical depths when he is about to consume a portion of ‘man’s best friend’ – why is it so much more difficult to overcome moral scruples than the limits of acquired tastes? This account is partly travel book, partly culinary adventure, acutely observed, full of abstruse bits of knowledge and always hilariously funny!
Price: EUR 11.90
This is a delightful little volume, part memoir and part recipe book. In 1937, five year old Colette Rossant arrives in Cairo with her Egyptian Jewish father and beautiful French mother. When her father dies, Colette's flighty mother abandons her to her wealthy grandparents. She soon settles in to their luxuriant, food-centred life style, surrounded by the exotic aromas of the spice-filled kitchen and local bazaars. With this charming, funny and moving book, accompanied by mouth-watering recipes, the author evokes an Egypt lost to us for ever.
Price: EUR 9.90
"Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany" is somewhere in between a cookbook, a wine list, a household guide and a culinary history. In this eclectic collection you can discover how to cook a swan (and why you are not allowed to), how to read tea leaves, why Zeus slept on a bed of saffron as well as a multitude of other strangely compelling, useless trivia.
Price: EUR 19.00
When Julian Barnes was growing up, meals emerged readymade by his mother from the mysterious world of the kitchen. So he taught himself to cook later when he finally developed an interest in the culinary process. Using cookbooks as guide books in order to explore the foreign territory of new dishes, he often finds their instructions either vague or inaccurate. Following recipes, he describes himself as an anxious pedant, strictly adhering to cooking temperatures and times and pondering the quantity of a "lump", the exact size of a medium onion or the difference between slicing and chopping. This amusing little tome is a witty account of Julian Barnes' search for culinary precision, a "must" for pedants, aspiring cooks and, of course, Barnes fans!
Price: EUR 12.90
Award-winning author, Stephen Brook, has compiled the first British book devoted to German wines in almost a decade. He catalogues Germany's wine regions and their leading producers, describing in detail the landscape and soil of each vineyard and rating vintages. This is a book for the serious wine-lover, favouring detailed description over glossy pictures.
Price: EUR 39.00
