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Delia’s Happy Christmas  by Delia Smith
Delia Smith has done it again with her guide to the various aspects of cooking for Christmas. It gives you 150 recipes, including 100 new recipes and 50 classics, as well as menu plans and shopping lists, illustrated with full-colour photography. It includes recipes for your favourite traditional dishes

,  312 pp,  $92.95. Buy now

Jamie’s America  by Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver’s epic journey takes him to the heart of America: its people, culture, music and, most importantly, its food. Along the way he met hunters, cowboys, fishermen and local and experienced a gumbo ‘throw-down’ in Louisiana, fishing in California and bison sampling in Montana. “Jamie’s America” is a practical cookbook, with each chapter focusing on the food and recipes of a different state. And the food will be as varied as the landscapes – from spicy Mexican in the desert to freshly caught Alaskan salmon. With 120 brand new recipes, and Jamie’s diary narrative running alongside, this is a celebratory cookbook of a country with a wide food heritage.

Hardback,  360 pp,  $65.00. Buy now

The Pleasures of English Food  by Alan Davidson
Stargazey pie, Cheshire cheese, toffee apples, fish and chips, Sussex pond pudding, Cumberland sausages, pasties, gingerbread, dumplings and Cox’s orange pippins are just some of the edible delights in this glorious celebration of English food from across the country and its history. From the etiquette of afternoon tea to the origins of mince pies, from the best way to eat a Stilton to how to cook a proper Yorkshire pudding, here are both well-loved favourites and unsung heroes from the nation’s mouth-watering culinary heritage. Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside – but it has profoundly shaped us too. It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians and people who live and work o

Paperback,  128 pp,  $9.95. Buy now

Best of British  by Ed Baines
After 12 months researching what British people cook, Ed Baines is back to give an overview of Britain as a food nation. Over the last ten years, food has become more and more about the incredible ingredients available to us, and Ed will help you transform them into easy, delicious dishes that will ‘wow’ your guests. Chapters like Breakfast, Pies, Meat and Poultry, Curries and Tea Time show the wide range and depth of this cuisine. Special features focus on truly British traditions like making your own condiments, and how to make the most of British coastal fish, such as salmon, crab and turbot. 185 tempting recipes will satisfy everyone’s cravings. Lovers of traditional food will enjoy the Coddled Eggs, Pressed Ham Hock and Steak and Kidne

,  240 pp,  $49.95. Buy now

Michel Roux  by Michel Roux
The life – and life behind the scenes – of one of Britain’s best-known chefs

,  320 pp,  $65.00. Buy now

Gordon Ramsay’s Great British Pub Food  by Gordon Ramsay, Mark Sargeant
GORDON RAMSAY’S GREAT BRITISH PUB FOOD is about relaxed, homely and comforting cooking. Packed full of sumptuous and hearty traditional British pub food recipes, and insightful information into the history of the great British pub. Great British pubs are rediscovering their roots and getting back to basics. Good honest cooking, using quality ingredients, cooked with love and attention and reminding us of the comfort food of our youth.

Hardback,   $49.99. Buy now

Ultimate Slow Cooker  by Sara Lewis
Using a slow cooker couldn’t be easier: simply prepare the ingredients in the morning, turn on your machine and then return home to wonderful aromas and mouthwatering food that has been cooked to perfection! British author Sara Lewis, provides you with a choice of over 100 of the best slow cooker recipes to ensure that cooking will never be a chore and dinner will never be dull again! Whether you are making a family meal or entertaining friends, you’ll find delicious, healthy dishes that are guaranteed to satisfy all tastes and save you valuable time.

Paperback,  256 pp,  $27.99. Buy now

The Big Fat Duck Cookbook  by Heston Blumenthal
In this enormous, beautiful book, we hear the full story of the meteoric rise of Heston Blumenthal and The Fat Duck, birthplace of snail porridge and bacon-and-egg ice cream, and encounter the passion, perfection and weird science behind the man and the restaurant. Heston Blumenthal is widely acknowledged to be a genius, and The Fat Duck has twice been voted the Best Restaurant in the World. The book includes 50 of his signature recipes – sardine on toast sorbet, salmon poached with liquorice, chocolate wine – will inspire home cooks and chefs alike. With incredible colour photographs, illustrations, real cloth binding and a slip case, The Big Fat Duck is a stunning, colourful and joyous work of art.

Hardback,  532 pp,  $299.00. Buy now

Jamie’s Ministry of Food  by Jamie Oliver
‘The aim of this book is to completely inspire people who have no interest in food to have a go’ – Jamie Oliver. Sixty years ago food was in short supply and malnutrition rates were high. The Ministry of Food was set up to teach the public how to make the best use of the food available to them. Fast forward to the present day, where we have unlimited choices and plenty of food, yet we’re living in a world of junk food, additives and preservatives. Our war is now against obesity, as most people have little or no idea about how to cook and what makes a balanced diet. Jamie’s promise to you is that you’ll be making some great dinners within hours of reading his book. A little knowledge and a few basic tools can go a long way.

Hardback,  360 pp,  $65.00. Buy now

The Clatter of Forks and Spoons  by Richard Corrigan
Michel Roux once famously commented that if Richard Corrigan were to cook an old boot‚ he would be happy to eat it. Corrigan’s Michelin-starred Lindsay House restaurant in Soho is all about rediscovering and reinterpreting the traditional foodstuffs of the British islands‚ from native fruit to horseradish to lady’s smock flowers. This book offers recipes adapted for the home kitchen but retaining the distinctive Corrigan imprint. It includes an account of the suppliers Richard has come to know and trust: farmers‚ fishermen‚ gardeners‚ wine merchants‚ hunters‚ and many more. The book is also a memoir of a great chef‚ telling the story of his move from rural Ireland to the kitchen of one of the world’s leading kitchens.

,  400 pp,  $55.00. Buy now

Marguerite Patten’s Best British Dishes  by Marguerite Patten
Marguerite Patten is one of Britain’s best known and best loved cookery writers. She is the author of over 170 books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Her Cookery in Colour was first published in 1960 and with sales of over 2 million copies has broken all records in cookery book publishing. She was awarded an OBE in 1991 for ‘services to the art of cookery’ and in addition she received Lifetime Achievement Awards in 1995 from the Guild of Food Writers, in 1996 from the Trustees of the Andre Simon Award, in 1998 from the BBC Good Food Awards and in 2007 Woman of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. Here she turns her attention to one of her real true passions – the classic cookery of the British Isles. From traditional breakfasts

,  366 pp,  $49.99. Buy now

The Best of Modern British Cookery  by Sarah Freeman
Now available for the first time in paperback this is a really exciting collection of recipes which captures the present pride and interest in our own cooking and our locally sourced ingredients perfectly. There can be no mistaking therefore the home of Baked Trout with Horseradish and Cream, Beetroot and Tomato Soup with Gin, Leek and Derby Sage Tart, Peter Gott’s Roast Gloucester Old Spot with Rhubarb and Apple Cheese, Scrag-end of Neck of Herdwick Mutton Stewed with Shiraz or Rhubarb and Walnut Crumble with Ginger.Sarah Freeman – a cook proud rather than ashamed to be British – skillfully collected together in her book, recipes culled from the new wave of Modern British chefs as well as creating a range of her own recipes in the same spi

Paperback,  256 pp,  $19.99. Buy now

The Great British Picnic Guide  by Mark Price
Packing up a picnic hamper, throwing a rug in the car boot and savouring an outdoor feast is a time-honoured tradition that never fails to excite and delight. For adults the word picnic evokes warm childhood memories and the enjoyment of simple pleasures, and for children its suggestion of fun and treats brightens up the dullest of days.In this beautifully illustrated book, passionate picnicker Mark Price celebrates, and offers inspiration for, this great British institution – in all its guises. He provides seasonal recipes for all manner of drinks and picnic fare – from quick and easy sandwiches and soups, to more elaborate pies and cakes – whatever the time of year, whatever the weather and however much time you have to prepare. He also o

Paperback,  192 pp,  $49.95. Buy now

Maze  by Jason Atherton
Maze is one of the most exciting and original restaurants to open in London in recent years and much of its success is due to its prodigiously talented headchef, Jason Atherton. With a focus on quality ingredients, imaginative flavour combinations and simple presentation, the food at Maze is served in small tapas-style portions, enabling the customer to sample a wide variety of dishes in a single meal.In Maze, The Cookbook, Jason reveals the secrets of 30 of his signature dishes served as they would be in the restaurant, including Marinated Beetroot with Goat’s Cheese, Chard and Beetroot Dressing, Butter Roasted Cod with Silky Mash and Spiced Lentils, and Mango Parfait with Orange Anise Jelly. Each dish is followed by two more recipes based

Hardback,  256 pp,  $49.95. Buy now

Delia’s How to Cheat at Cooking  by Delia Smith
In How to Cheat at Cooking, Delia has sourced a range of pre-prepared foods (from tins, chill cabinets, freezers and store cupboards) to help you short circuit cooking times and techniques. Readily available from supermarkets, delis, online food shops and farmers markets and of the very best quality these recipes using instant time savers will allow you to create fabulous food without the faff.How to Cheat is for people who don’t want to cook, who think they can’t cook, or simply don’t have the time to cook. As Delia herself says, Cheating’s come on a lot and there’s much more available. The way it’s going I can’t think of anybody who wouldn’t want it. This is Delia’s first book in four years and it’s been created with her characteristic at

,  256 pp,  $59.95. Buy now

Eating for England  by Nigel Slater
The British have a relationship with their food that is unlike that of any other country. Once something that was never discussed in polite company‚ it is now something with which the nation is obsessed. But are we at last developing a food culture or are we just going through the motions? ‘Eating for England’ is an entertaining and somewhat tongue-in-cheek observation of the British and their food‚ their cooking‚ their eating and how they behave in restaurants‚ with chapters on – amongst other things – dinner parties‚ funeral teas‚ Indian restaurants‚ dieting and eating whilst under the influence. Written in Nigel Slater’s trademark readable style‚ ‘Eating for England’ highlights our idiosyncratic attitude towards the fine art of dining.

,  304 pp,  $46.95. Buy now

Sausage in a Basket  by Martin Lampen
Martin Lampen was born in 1973. And in none of the four decades in which he’s lived and dined in Britain has he eaten a single truly great meal. Why should this be so? Is it because we Brits regard any artificial drink with pineapple or mango flavouring as ‘tropical’? Could it be something to do with our penchant for crinkle-cut crisps? And just why are British breadcrumbs yellow in a way that no natural substance is? Branded posh as a child for having a Club biscuit and a Mint Viscount in his packed lunch, Martin Lampen cannot promise to answer all of these complex cultural questions, but what he does give us is an indispensable and laugh-out-loud-funny A-Z guide to the not-so-wondrous world of British cuisine. All the joys and tragedies o

Paperback,  336 pp,  $32.95. Buy now

The Return of the Naked Chef  by Jamie Oliver
Number one for over five months with The Naked Chef, the bestselling, brilliant Jamie Oliver is back with a brand-spanking-new book to accompany a second cracking BBC TV series

Paperback,  288 pp,  $39.95. Buy now

Nigella Express  by Nigella Lawson
Nigella and her style of cookery have earned a special place in our lives, symbolising all that is best, most pleasurable, most hands-on and least fussy about good food. But that doesn’t mean she wants us to spend hours in the kitchen, slaving over a hot stove. Featuring fabulous fast foods, ingenious short cuts, terrific time-saving ideas, effortless entertaining and easy, delicious meals, Nigella Express is her solution to eating well when time is short. This new book is every working mother’s dream and a joy for everyone who wants to cook but can’t seem to find the time. Here are mouthwatering recipes, quick to prepare, easy to follow, that you can conjure up after a long day in the office or on a busy weekend, for family or unexpected g

,  400 pp,  $69.95. Buy now

Jamie at Home  by Jamie Oliver
This book is very close to my heart. It’s about no-nonsense, simple cooking with great flavours all year round. When I began writing it, I didn’t really know what recipes I would come up with, but something began to inspire me very quickly…my vegetable patch! I came to realise last year that it’s not always about looking out at the wider world for inspiration. Being at home, feeling relaxed and open, can also offer this. I love to spend time at home in the village where I grew up, working with the boss, Mother Nature, in my garden and seeing all my beautiful veggies coming out of the ground. Inside, you’ll find over 100 new recipes, plus some basic planting information and tips if you fancy having a go at getting your hands dirty as well!

,  408 pp,  $65.00. Buy now