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A celebration of Sheffield! To those of us in the know, it comes as no surprise that Sheffield has an amazing and diversified independent food scene. Producers, restaurants and delis offering a large and varied range have been at the forefront of championing our city's groaning table of delightful wares.Well, now our fair city has its own book. The Sheffield Cook Book is a 224 page full-colour book with 50 recipes and over 350 stunning photographs, featuring the stories and recipes behind some o...

A collection of traditional British recipes that can be used at Christmas and all round the year. The book examines how the progress that has ended our dependence on home-grown seasonal produce has resulted in many recipes being neglected or forgotten. Some dishes served at domestic and communal celebrations, however, have survived sporadically around the country and have been re-discovered in research for this book. Various regions of Britain have contributed to the collection, and the recipes...

The history of Johnnie Walker, tracing its roots back to 1820, is also the history of Scotch whisky. But who was John Walker - the man who started the story? And how did his business grow from the shelves of a small grocery shop in Kilmarnock to become the world's No. 1 Scotch? A Long Stride tells the story of how John Walker and a succession of ingenious and progressive business leaders embraced their Scottish roots to walk confidently on an international stage. By doing things their own way, J...

'A stunner.' – Diana Henry 'Where I'll always want to be.' – Marina O'Loughlin The Quality Chop House has stood proudly on the corner of Farringdon Road and Exmouth Market since 1869. It’s been a working man’s cafe, a '90s celeb magnet and, for the last 7 years, one of London’s best-known, best-loved restaurants, with its famous confit potatoes regularly topping lists of ‘dishes you can’t miss in London’ on websites across the globe. On any given night, you will find notables from London's foo...

The Downstairs Cookbook offers genuine 1920s recipes from bestselling author Margaret Powell, the house maid and cook who shared tales from her years of service in Below Stairs and inspired the original Upstairs Downstairs TV series. Now in this cookery book she offers a collection of sweet and savoury courses that the servants regularly prepared for their masters upstairs, accompanied throughout by her heartwarming anecdotes from life in service. The recipes include retro classics such as ked...

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...

‘There’s not a recipe here I don’t want to eat immediately.’ - Nigella LawsonRoast Chicken and Other Stories provides an insight into Simon Hopkinson's unique style of unpretentious cooking with 160 of his favourite recipes. Simon Hopkinson's forty favourite ingredients include everyday basics as potatoes, chicken and cod as well as more exotic foods such as asparagus and truffles. The cookbook is arranged alphabetically with a chapter on each food. Unable to hide his great love of food, Hopkins...