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Brilliant Bread by James Morton – Book Review

Before I even started watching the Great British Bake Off (and got hooked quite quickly) I got a cookbook from one of the participants of this great British baking tv-show. Someone who had discovered the magic of the...

May 13, 2020

5 min read

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Chai, Chaat, Chutney by Chetna Makan – Book Review

“Chetna is the queen of spice”. All throughout her journey through the British Bake Off competition Chetna Makan manages to pull off great flavour combinations. In her crispy lentil kachori “the volume...

February 18, 2020

6 min read

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Cook, Taste, Learn by Guy Crosby – Book Review

Inventions rarely ever come all by themselves. You can’t invent a can, if there is no tin, you can’t invent beer without there being vessels to hold it and you can’t invent bread if you don’t...

January 21, 2020

7 min read

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Sweet by Yotam Ottolenghi – Book Review

Creating original, good dessert recipes isn’t easy. There are so many brownies recipes out there already, the same for a cupcake or ice cream recipe. Finding a book that really teaches you something new if...

January 19, 2020

8 min read

Van Leeuwen artisan ice cream book cover

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Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream – Book Review

Reading a cookbook from authors passionate about their topic, who write a cookbook about a topic because it’s what they do day in day out is always great. These books ‘shine’ more than those in which...

October 8, 2019

7 min read

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Gastrophysics by Charles Spence – Book Review

We don’t talk about if often here, how to make sure that the food you make, is actually liked and desired by your customers. Whether that’s your family eating a meal, or millions of people buying your food...

October 1, 2019

6 min read

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The Turkish Cookbook by Musa Dağdeviren – Book Review

Some cookbooks you buy because you like the author’s cooking style (e.g. Plenty), others you buy to learn more about a specific topic (Hello, my name is ice cream), others you buy to open doors to a world you...

September 3, 2019

7 min read

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Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat – Book Review

Most cookbooks or books about cooking, are recipe books. One recipe after the other. There might be some personal story from the author intertwined throughout, or a few tips and tricks on how to make it work well. Most...

June 11, 2019

7 min read

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Cook’s Science & Science of Good Cooking by Cook’s Illustrated – Book Review

If you’re like me, you believe there’s always something new to learn. And if you would like to learn something about food & science, in a very accessible way, the two books we’re reviewing today...

February 12, 2019

6 min read

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On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee – Book Review

If I could recommend just one book to someone interested to learn more about food & science, it would be On Food and Cooking (affiliate link), by Harold McGee. It is more of an encyclopedia than anything and covers...

November 17, 2018

5 min read

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Brilliant Bread by James Morton – Book Review

Chai, Chaat, Chutney by Chetna Makan – Book Review

Cook, Taste, Learn by Guy Crosby – Book Review

Sweet by Yotam Ottolenghi – Book Review

Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream – Book Review

Gastrophysics by Charles Spence – Book Review

The Turkish Cookbook by Musa Dağdeviren – Book Review

Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat – Book Review

Cook’s Science & Science of Good Cooking by Cook’s Illustrated – Book Review

On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee – Book Review

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