Entertaining & Special Occasions

Join Jamie on the ultimate culinary road trip across America.

America – A country of many contrasts. For me, it presented the ultimate food trip to explore places, ingredients, food culture & traditions. I wanted to get to the heart of great American food, to get past the junk and super-sized portions. I set off on what I knew would be a completely inspiring trip. I wasn’t wrong. . . from New York to New Orleans, the energy of Los Angeles to the big skies of Wyoming, I found what I was looking for: some of the most diverse and delicious recipes I’ve ever come across! And with 120 of them in this book, I’ll show you the quick and easy way to put a little slice of America on your dinner table. What a trip – Jamie

Discover exciting new recipes from New York to the Wild West, including crispy Fish and Corn Salsa, fiery Shrimp Cocktail and, for when you’re feeling decadent, delicious Churros with homemade Hot Chocolate.

There is only one Jamie Oliver. Great to watch. Great to cook Delia Smith.

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Winner, 2011 Galaxy National Book Awards Food and Drink Book of the Year

Simon Hopkinson loves food and he knows how to cook it. The Good Cook is the result of over 40 years’ experience and is based on Simon’s belief that a good cook loves eating as much as cooking.

How the ingredients you choose and the way you cook them will turn a good recipe into a great dish. That a cheap cut of meat cooked with care can taste as nice as a choice cut prepared by indifferent hands.

Structured around Simon’s passion for good ingredients (Anchovy and Aubergine, Cheese and Wine, Smoked and Salted Fish, Ham, Bacon and A Little Pig) and written with Simon’s trademark perfectionism and precision, this is a book that you will cherish for life.

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‘As an aid for batting away takeaway temptation and cooking from scratch, this cookbook’s a winner.’ – EVENING STANDARD

‘Can you really knock up perfect lasagne, curry or sticky toffee pudding in just ten minutes? While Ramsay concedes that he cooks faster than most, he shows that speedy, delicious food is achievable for anyone.’ – DAILY MAIL

This is fine food at its fastest and fast food at its finest – 100 new incredibly delicious recipes, all clocking in at around 10 minutes.

Inspired by his YouTube series, you’ll be challenged to get creative in the kitchen and learn how to cook impressive, flavoursome dishes in no time.

Whether you’re looking to excite the whole family with a tasty One Pan Pumpkin Pasta or some Chicken Souvlaki, or you need something super quick to assemble, like Microwave Sticky Toffee Pudding – these are recipes guaranteed to become instant classics. Plus, with each time you cook, you’ll get faster and faster with Gordon’s shortcuts to speed up your cooking, reduce your prep times and get the very best from simple, fresh ingredients.

‘When I’m shooting Ramsay in 10, I’m genuinely full of excitement and energy because I get to show everyone how to really cook with confidence. It doesn’t matter if it takes you 10 minutes, 12 minutes or even 15 minutes, to me, it’s about sharing my 25 years’ of knowledge, expertise and hands-on experience, to make everyone feel like better, happier cooks.’ – Gordon Ramsay

Have fun and get cooking! Great food is only 10 minutes away.

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Watch out for Niki’s long-anticipated follow-up, More Flavours focusing on plant-led pairings – coming in May 2023.

‘Delightful and informative … I love Niki’s style of writing – packed with knowledge and information, but conveyed with such a lightness of touch’ YOTAM OTTOLENGHI

‘The books I value most are those I return to again and again. Such has been the case with The Flavour Thesaurus’ NIGEL SLATER

‘An eclectic combination of dictionary, recipe book, travelogue and memoir … A deceptively simple little masterpiece’ SUNDAY TIMES

Ever wondered why one flavour works with another? Or lacked inspiration for what to do with a bundle of beetroot?

The Flavour Thesaurus was the first book to examine what goes with what, pair by pair and is divided into flavour themes including Meaty, Cheesy, Woodland and Floral Fruity. Within these sections it follows the form of Roget’s Thesaurus, listing 99 popular ingredients alphabetically, and for each one suggests unique flavour pairings that range from the classic to the bizarre.

You will find traditional pairings: pork & apple, lamb & apricot, cucumber & dill; contemporary favourites like chocolate & chilli and goat’s cheese & beetroot, and interesting but unlikely-sounding pairings like black pudding & chocolate, lemon & beef, blueberry & mushroom, and watermelon & oyster. There are nearly a thousand entries in all, with 200 recipes and suggestions embedded throughout the text.

Now featuring a new foreword by Bee Wilson and a fold-out poster of the flavour wheel, The Flavour Thesaurus is a highly useful, and covetable, reference book for cooking – it will keep you up at night reading.

Observer Book of the Year

Best Food Book – André Simon Food & Drinks Awards

Best First Book – Guild of Food Writers Awards

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From the award-winning Ginger Pig butchers, here are all the recipes you need for the most important meal of the year, plus all the other get-togethers of the festive season. In addition to delicious dishes there’s a wealth of helpful advice, from how to stuff a bird to the art of building a festive cheese board.

‘Much though we love it, Christmas day is not just about poultry, so although this book has recipes for turkey and goose, we’ve included plenty of alternatives, like stuffed porchetta, rib of beef or celeriac steaks. Because families and friends get together before and after the big day, we have included ideas for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, canapés and puddings for the days between Christmas and the New Year, together with advice on alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. For New Year’s Eve itself, choose between our recipes for a formal dinner or a more relaxed get-together.’ Tim Wilson, Founder of Ginger Pig

Packed with recipes for every possible Christmas, whether you’re feeding a crowd or cooking for just a few, this is the ultimate culinary guide for a stress-free, luxurious Christmas.

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WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON AWARDS BEST FOOD BOOK 2018

From the BBC1 presenter and bestselling author of Eat, The Kitchen Diaries and Toast comes a new book featuring everything you need for the winter solstice.

The Christmas Chronicles is the story of Nigel Slater’s love for winter, the scent of fir and spruce, ghost stories read with a glass of sloe gin, and beeswax candles with shadows dancing on the ceiling. With recipes, decorations, fables and quick fireside suppers, Nigel guides you through the essential preparations for Christmas and the New Year, with everything you need to enjoy the winter months.

Taking you from 1 November all the way to the end of January, The Christmas Chronicles covers everything from Bonfire Night, Christmas and New Year to Epiphany. Throughout the season, Nigel offers over 100 recipes to see you through the build-up, the celebrations and the aftermath. Here are much-loved classics such as goose and turkey (and making the most of the leftovers), mincemeat and the cake; recipes to make the cold months bearable, like ribsticker bread pudding with Comté and Taleggio, salt crust potatoes with blue cheese and goat’s curd, and hot-smoked salmon, potatoes and dill; as well as bright flavours to welcome the new year, including pink grapefruit marmalade, pear and pickled radish salad and rye, linseed and treacle bread.

Packed with feasts, folktales, myths and memoir and all told in Nigel’s warm and intimate signature style, The Christmas Chronicles is the only book you’ll ever need for winter.

Nigel Slater’s book ‘A Cook’s Book’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 20-12-2021.

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‘The absolute best if you want easy, no-fuss, filling dinners’ Ruby Tandoh

Cook delicious one-tin versions of your favourite recipes from around the world.

The Roasting Tin Around the World covers all corners of the globe with brand new recipes. The greatest hits from each region are reworked into quick and easy one-tin meals. The dishes are perfect for weeknight dinners, lunch breaks and family favourites.

Rukmini Iyer’s vision for the roasting tin series is: ‘minimum effort, maximum flavour’. This book really delivers with its bold, punchy, and global flavours. The perfect way to experience your favourite international flavours and bring the world to your dinner table this winter.

Just chop a few ingredients, pop them into a roasting tin and let the oven do the work. Featuring 75 easy-to-make recipes that make use of your lockdown larder ingredients, The Roasting Tin Around the World is the perfect cook book for vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters alike.

I love Rukmini Iyer’s books’ Judy Murray, OBE

‘So delicious. So easy’ Nina Stibbe

INDIA EXPRESS, THE NEW COOK BOOK FROM THE MILLION-COPY SELLING AUTHOR OF THE ROASTING TIN SERIES, IS OUT NOW.

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