Carry on baking – John Whaite and The Baker Brothers
Despite chair Rosie Boycott's best efforts, it appears the three bakers grew up on Kenneth Williams films...
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Category Archives: Cookery
Cooking by the book: Delia’s Cakes – plus win a signed copy
This bank holiday weekend, Bea Carvalho is indulging her sweet tooth with Delia Smith, plus you have the chance to win a signed copy for yourself... Read more
Cooking by the book: The Amalfi Coast by Katie & Giancarlo Caldesi
This week, Bea Carvalho investigates Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi's The Amalfi Coast from the comfort of her kitchen...
Top ten books for Mother’s Day
With Mother's Day coming up next Sunday - don't say we didn't remind you - Cara Fielder pulls together her top ten suggestions for the perfect book treat for your mum. And this being Cara, you can be sure this is not your ordinary selection...
Cooking by the book: What Katie Ate by Katie Quinn Davies
This week, intrepid culinary explorer Bea Carvalho investigates What Katie Ate, and finds out it was all pretty delicious...
Half term treats…
With half term fast approaching, or already under way for some of the country, it’s a great time to re-discover the joys of eating and maybe even cooking together. Jo Hobbs and her team from our Cirencester bookshop have picked out various recommendations, so you can sit down to delicious meals, whatever your plans.
If you're going out for the day and want something quick and easy to look forward to on your return, then slow cooking or one pot options are ideal. Currently enjoying a real renaissance, there are some great books offering tasty, nutritious and warming recipes – fantastic comfort food for chilly days…
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Cooking by the book – Fuchsia Dunlop’s Every Grain of Rice
Bea Carvalho from our non-fiction buying team takes a taste-trip to Southern China as she cooks from Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop.
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Cara & The Cupcake Craze
A while ago, Cara Fielder delved into the quirkier side of crafting and this week she wanted to introduce you to another pastime that has shaken its fuddy-duddy image and captured the hearts of young and old alike. This is the world of baking but to be more specific, cupcakes.
Bring back Collop Monday…
The London Review of Breakfasts' Seb Emina, whose book The Breakfast Bible is published this week, mourns the passing of the lesser known precursor to Pancake Day, Collop Monday...
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Bea Carvalho from our non-fiction buying team continues on her culinary journey through some of her favourite cook books to test out some of their recipes, and let you know what they're really like to cook from. This week, she is looking at Kitchen Memories by Lucy Boyd. Read more Cooking by the book – Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem
In a new series, Bea Carvalho from our non-fiction buying team cooks her way through some of her favourite recipe books to test out some of their recipes, and let you know what they're really like to cook from. This week, she is looking at 
“My daughter currently wants to be a chef-ballerina-rockstar” Monica Galetti
Monica Galetti, Senior Sous Chef at Michel Roux Jnr's Le Gavroche and judge on the BBC's Masterchef: The Professionals, talked to us about growing up with food, the importance of cooking together as a family, and the making of her new book Monica's Kitchen. And she was all smiles... Read more
Tried & Tested – Cooking with Polpo
Jess Carey, our Brand Development Manager, tries her hand at several dishes from the Waterstones Book of the Year, Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook (Of Sorts). Read more 
Cook like Russell Norman with our Polpo recipe cards
As part of our continuing celebration of our Book of the Year announcement this week, we're bringing you three recipes from Russell Norman's winning cookbook Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook (Of Sorts).
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