Cultural studies: food and society

The Savvy Shopper

Inspired by her weekly column in Telegraph Weekend, this is Rose Prince’s guide to buying the tastiest, highest-quality good food with peace of mind and a clear conscience.

Spooning with Rosie

Stand aside The Naked Chef! Sassy, savvy, and with her finger firmly on the food pulse, Rosie is the fresh new face of city cooking.

Love Bites: Marital Skirmishes in the Kitchen

Prompted partly by gastronomic curiosity and partly by sheer greed, Mr H entered the kitchen with Mrs H as his guide. The result is perhaps the most honest food book ever written. It is certainly one of the funniest.

Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa

Italy’s tumultuous history can be traced through its food. In an epic scooter trip from the Ionian Sea to the far north, distiguished food writer Matthew Fort explores the local gastronomy and culinary culture of a country where regional differences are vibrantly alive.

Spooning with Rosie

Stand aside The Naked Chef! Sassy, savvy, and with her finger firmly on the food pulse, Rosie is the fresh new face of city cooking.

Shooting the Cook

The true story of a bumbling and undistinguished television producer who inadvertently changed the landscape of cookery programmes forever to give rise to the world of the ‘celebrity chef’.

The Clatter of Forks and Spoons

A cookbook with memoirs and opinions by Richard Corrigan, presenter of the BBC’s Full on Food and one of Britain’s leading chefs.

No Place Like Home

A celebration of home cooking by the chef at one of London’s top British restaurants.

Eat Up: Food for Children of All Ages

Nursery food recipes that adults can enjoy too. First serious book on ‘comfort food’ that explores ways to get kids to enjoy a diverse, nutritious diet and why we all love those nursery favourites.

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