Food & Drink Books

A one-of-a-kind cook book filled with stunning photos, beautiful recipes and anecdotes from Bristol's finest independent restaurants, cafes, delicatessens, pubs, farm shops and producers.

Muddle, mix, shake, stir, pour--whatever the method, you'll learn how to create the perfect cocktail. "This carefully curated collection of classic cocktail recipes, and variations thereon, works for both professional bartenders, and their home mixologist brothers and sisters, all in one very creative compendium. This is the book you're looking for." --Gaz Regan, Author, The Joy of MixologyWhether…

The eagerly awaited follow-up to top 10 bestseller Persiana Family, friends & food with a Middle-Eastern twist. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Ghayour is responsible for making Persian food fashionable, and her new book does not disappoint. It is a joyous celebration of gathering friends and family around a table laden with abundance.' - Sunday Times Ireland 'Sabrina Ghayour knows how to throw a par…

This is a book about how to drink gin and discover ways to enjoy it that you never thought possible. This is a book about how to drink gin and discover ways to enjoy it that you never thought possible. 'You could not write a more sophisticated book or pack more detail onto each page...it is rocket science impressive' Huffington Post In recent years, gin has shed its old-fashioned image and been re…

Glittery straws, ice cubes with edible flowers, butterfly wallpaper: Welcome to the colorful world of Happy Home, written by the creator of the RICE lifestyle brand, Charlotte Gueniau. Step inside her kitchen and cook her delicious, easy recipes for your friends and family: Spongy Lemon Cake, Sweet Potato Hummus, Chocolate Kisses, Chicken Curry in a Hurry, and many more. To follow her mantra Play…

Effortless food, big flavours, from the bestselling author of A Bird in the Hand. Discover fuss-free cooking packed with flavour with this book from the bestselling author of A Bird in the Hand. Winner of The Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book of the Year Award 2017 'This is everything I want from a cookbook: inspiration, intelligent company, great good-mood food, and beautiful writing.' Nigella Lawson…

Is it better for a martini to be shaken, not stirred? Does it matter which order you add the ingredients of a Long Island Iced Tea? How many ice cubes can you add to a margarita without compromising the flavour? The perfect home begins with a blueprint and a dream, and your perfect cocktail should start the same way! The Architecture of the Cocktail will reveal the answers to all your cocktail que…

An A-Z compendium of everything you need to know about coffee, from a champion barista.Coffee is more popular than ever before - and more complex. The Coffee Dictionary is the coffee drinker's guide to the dizzying array of terms and techniques, equipment and varieties that go into creating the perfect cup. With hundreds of entries on everything from sourcing, growing and harvesting, to roasting,…

Get to grips with the craft beer revolution, with this stylish and in-depth guide to the many complex terms and techniques, equipment and varieties that go into creating the perfect beer.Hundreds of entries cover every aspect of the craft beer world, from ingredients, brewing and storing through to tasting notes for the many different styles of beer available today. Written by award-winning beer e…

Ever wondered why one flavour works with another? Or lacked inspiration for what to do with a bundle of beetroot? The Flavour Thesaurus is the first book to examine what goes with what, pair by pair. The book follows the form of Roget's Thesaurus. The back section lists, alphabetically, 99 popular ingredients, and suggests classic and less well known flavour matches for each. The front section con…

Discover Spain's culture and cuisine. Claudia Roden has spent five years researching and writing about the food of Spain, resulting in this definitive, passionate and evocative cookbook which takes in the different regions and looks at the history, the people and the culture at the heart of this country, and at that which binds it all together - the delicious food and recipes passed down through g…

Spices have played an intrinsic part in the human story, running through history, geography, anthropology, politics, religion, culture, art and design. From alligator pepper seeds which, in the Yoruba culture, are given to newborn babies to taste a few minutes after birth, to charoli seeds, which are used in traditional Indian sweets eaten during the festival of Holi, and caraway seeds, which were…

As a husband, father and chef, Ron Suhanosky's mission is to bring everyone to the table, so mealtimes become family time. His imaginative cooking brings a fresh and modern approach to Italian cuisine and yet still remains true to his Italian roots. All the 115 recipes are perfect for delicious family-style dinners and are designed to accommodate a wide range of diets and preferences, from vegetar…

The Naked Guide to Cider (and perry) by James Russell is a complete guide to how to make and enjoy cider across the UK. It features an area guide to all the main cider-producing regions, pub and equipment listings, website references plus sections on cider history, cider culture and a step-by-step guide on how to make cider with tips and advice from expert craft cider makers. James Russell has com…