Toro Bravo (McSweeney’s, R476): This is the unique story of chef patron John Graham and the building of his great Spanish restaurant, Toro Bravo, which has garnered a cult-like…
From Roast – the famous Borough Market restaurant – this substantial cookbook, done by head chef Marcus Verbene, contains the best of British cooking with recipes like slow-roasted pork…
Tess Mallos presents a cultural kaleidoscope with recipes from Greece to Iraq and Yemen to Afghanistan. Choose your favourite lamb dish from an assortment of styles and flavours, or…
Kiss your diet goodbye! British chef and TV personality Lorraine Pascale brings you a cookbook filled with 100 baking recipes, from muffins to tarts and bread, this will make…
From the moment you run your fingertips over the soft fabric cover, you know this is going to be a sumptuous read. Divided into Salt, Bitter, Sour, Spice and…
Dedicated to everyone who dreams of leaving their 9 to 5, this book is a burst of colour. Learn how to make marvellous meringues in a variety of flavours…
The Next Element (New Holland, R320) Addicted to MasterChef? The 2012 Australian MasterChef winner, Andy Allen, plates up dishes for family and friends, including a variety of seafood inspired…
My Granny’s Pantry: A Kitchen Memoir Enveloped in a bygone age and brimming with nostalgia, Margaret Wasserfall captures the recipes of a pre- and post-war South Africa. Traditional recipes…
Paul Hollywood’s Pies & Puds Get excited for the winter months to come! With recipes for making an array of pastry doughs and sumptuous pies, like chilli beef cornbread…
The Ethicurean Cookbook For the passionate foodie and master of the vegetable garden. With a strong focus on seasonal and sustainable produce, the recipes pack an affluent wow factor.…
(Bloomsbury, R395) This cookbook has two aims; firstly the High Priest of the Church of Loaf, Paul Hollywood wants to teach us how to bake a wide variety of…
(Penguin, R380) A collection of the late Elizabeth David’s favourite veggie recipes, from cobalt blue cabbages to beetroots of deep rose. Highlight: ‘Meaty’ recipes like ‘eggs with mushrooms and…
(Clarkson Potter, R236) “This isn’t just about getting me hot till my juices run clear, and then a little rest. There’s pulling, jerking, stuffing, trussing… he promises we’ll start…
(Hardie Grant, R287) After immigrating to Australia, Andrzej Kaczmarski set about creating an institution that would please even the most traditional of Polish grannies. Enter the ambient world of…
By Gordon Ramsay (Harper Collins Publishers) After his fascinating and unforgettable Great Escape to India, our favourite chef with the combustible temper, Gordon Ramsay, embarks on yet another travelogue’ish…