Nik Sharma’s Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food will be our featured #ckbkclub book throughout the month of June. Read about Nik’s journey, from India to the US, and from research scientist to successful cookbook author – then join in the cooking fun over on Facebook.
Read MoreNovelist Joanne Harris and food writer Fran Warde tell how they brought their skills and love of French food together to write The French Kitchen and The French Market.
Read MoreJason Licker’s love of sugar has taken him a long way. The Long Island-born pastry chef explains how discovering Asian ingredients changed the course of his career, and selects his favorite recipes from his two cookbooks.
Read MoreStar chef and cookbook author Daniel Galmiche was joined by Claire Bosi, editor of Chef & Restaurant Magazine, for a live cookalong from Daniel’s new book, French Countryside Cooking, published by Nourish Books.
Check out the recording on ckbk’s YouTube channel to see Daniel make Warm White Asparagus Salad with Grapefruit Zest Vinaigrette, one of the mainly beautiful, seasonal recipes in his new book.
Read MoreChefs, food lovers, gardeners, foragers – the whole food-loving world looks forward with hungry anticipation to the arrival of spring. When the season finally arrives, it’s party time for the plate, and the palate.
Read MoreThe British Library hosts an annual Food Season of talks on food writing and food history. This year the Food Season is happening online and we have 20 free tickets to give away.
Read MoreFood historian Annie Gray gives a behind-the-scenes look at how she and the English Heritage team brought Avis Crocombe, an unlikely culinary icon, to 21st-century life.
Read MoreDurkhanai Ayubi’s book Parwana is a beautifully told story of her family’s struggles and triumphs, and their travels from war-torn Afghanistan to a stable and abundant life in Australia. It also gives insight into the country’s history and its deep-rooted cuisine.
Read MoreYou may be familiar with the little dab of light green paste that sits next to your sushi. How deep does your wasabi knowledge go? Take our quiz, created in partnership with the first growers of fresh wasabi in Europe - The Wasabi Company, to find out how much you really know.
Read MoreJournalist and broadcaster Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a commentator on diversity, politics, human rights, and multiculturalism. She spoke to ckbk about her 2008 memoir, The Settler’s Cookbook: A Memoir of Love, Migration, and Food. The book weaves together personal and family stories with recipes, creating a moving account of the East African Asian diaspora experience.
Read MoreThese leavened spiced buns have been an Easter tradition for centuries in the UK. Read about their history and lore, and find out five things you probably didn’t know about hot cross buns.
Read MoreCheck out the ‘Cooking the Books’ podcast. Each week, Brighton-based food journalist Gilly Smith invites a food luminary onto her show to define, discuss, and detail four defining moments from their book. It’s a great listen.
Read MoreWe have six books in our Scottish collection (with more on the way), and they are written by some of the finest food writers and culinary historians in the English language, showcase the depth, breadth, and deep-down deliciousness of the country’s food heritage, from the past to the modern day.
Read MoreNowruz begins on Saturday March 20 this year. Celebrate Persian New Year with a feast, guided by “the grande dame of Persian cooking,” Najmieh Batmanglij, using the ingredients in her Persian pantry.
Read MoreDeborah Madison, cookbook author chef, has been instrumental in shaping attitudes to meat-free eating – somewhat ironically, given that Madison is not in fact a vegetarian. Deborah spoke to ckbk about why The Savory Way – which won the Julia Child/IACP 1990 Best Cookbook of the Year – remains a favorite, and how attitudes and cooking trends have changed in the 30+ years since the book was written.
Read MoreFood is a gateway to human emotion, believes Ramin Ganeshram, the New York City-born journalist, historian, and author. As a child, Ganeshram learned to cook “by osmosis” as her Trinidad-born father wove stories as he chopped, stirred and kneaded. As well as learning to cook, she learned the importance of food as a medium for telling ourselves and others about who we are, and where we come from.
Read MoreChef and restaurateur Denis Cotter opened Café Paradiso in Cork, Ireland, in 1993. It’s been in business for 28 years – a huge achievement in such a fickle industry – and still wins plaudits for doing things differently. The restaurant is closed because of the pandemic, giving Denis time to talk to ckbk about Paradiso’s past, its present – and what the post-pandemic future may hold for restaurants.
Read MoreLate winter can be an uninspiring time in the kitchen. Spring vegetables are still on the distant horizon, and the icy temperatures call for dishes that can deliver warmth, simplicity and sustenance. Say hello to grains….
Read MoreParalympic cycling gold medallist Lora Fachie MBE appeared in a special edition of The Food Programme on BBC Radio 4 about Cooking Blind. Read more about how ckbk is proving to be a boon for Lora and other visually impaired cooks.
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