So, we’re heading towards Valentine’s Day, the shops are full of pink and red and hearts, and it’s all about passion. Well, most of the folk I know are passionate about their food, at one level or another, so these are books for those that share that passion, in its many different guises! [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Friday Five'
The Friday Five – Food with Passion
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
Tags:Valentine's Day
The Friday Five – The Wizards of Oz
January 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
I’m writing this on Australia Day, and there are a couple of Aussies occupying food headlines in my book at the moment, so seemed appropriate to feature some of the great cooks and cooking come out of Australia. So, advance Australia’s fair cooks, here’s my choices: * John Torode’s Beef – hard to [...]
Tags:Bill Granger·John Torode
The Friday Five – exploring the tastes of Thailand
January 20th, 2012 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
I’m trying not to be depressed. It’s been really cold here this week, and yet this time last year I’d managed a couple of nights in Bangkok and was en route to Hong Kong. And was eating pretty darn well. So it may be a way of summoning up those sunny days and fabulous eating, [...]
Tags:David Thompson·Thai food
The Friday Five – Which cookbook presents am I jealous of?
January 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
I asked on Twitter earlier in the week (in a very nosy way) what cookbooks did everyone get for Christmas, just to see what was interesting, what was popular, and what I wish I’d got! Not that I’m complaining, having had five fabulous new additions to my bookshelf (shelves, to be fair). But from the [...]
Tags:Christmas gifts·Cookbooks
The Friday Five – something to look forward to
January 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Friday Five
I’ve written a few times this week about nice things arriving through the post, and surely a new book arriving is a lovely thing. But most of us will be putting off purchases until we’ve recovered from purchases. So here are five books to look forward, that are not yet published, that you can [...]
The Friday Five – the ones on my list
December 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
I write about all kinds of cookbooks throughout the year. I keep an ongoing list of books to come back to, never quite knowing what theme I’m going to pick up each week. And over the year, some transfer from my research list onto my wish list. Not always cookbooks, but always with food at [...]
Tags:Bill's·Dan Lepard·Pieminister
The Friday Five – Time for Christmas Cheer
December 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Alcohol free drinks, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Spirits
I’ve written about Christmas cooking books, but it wouldn’t be Christmas without an interesting drink or two. Or perhaps you have a wannabe mixologist to buy for, who might appreciate some of these two. Either way, it’s a win for me. * Cocktails with Bompas & Parr – I’ve not been to one [...]
The Friday Five – What are the most wished for books this season?
December 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
I was looking at a new feature on Amazon this week on Most Wished For books. I’m not sure there are many surprises in the list, so I’ve also given some options around a good alternative on a theme as well Top of the list overall is River Cottage Veg Every Day! Their exclamation [...]
The Friday Five – Christmas is coming, the cook is getting…?
November 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
How would you describe your emotional state in the run up to Christmas? Excited? Nervous? Stressed? Taken to drink? Personally, I love Christmas, especially the part when all the cookbooks come out and the planning starts. Here are five that would you get in the seasonal spirit, either in the traditional sense or something a [...]
Tags:Christmas cookbooks
The Friday Five – Cookbooks for Real Men
November 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Baking, BBQs, British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Meat treats
This post was inspired by @DineHard and a tweet about considering giving away a copy of The Playboy Gourmet in the cookbook swap that @PumpkinandMice is organising. So here’s five for men who are men who happen to like to cook. The Playboy Gourmet – a 1970s epic, that somehow has not been [...]
