"Encyclopedic, wonderful, engaging and generally perfect. I attended a dinner he cooked and spoke at afterwards a few years ago, the food and he were magnificent."
"My mother taught herself to cook from this book. She still has her copy, albeit in eighteen pieces and tied together with legal tape. If thats not a testimonial, I dont know what is. A classic."
"She may be young, but her food is wonderful and steeped in history. The recipes are indispersed with family stories, and versions of the same dish as cooked by her different family members. Wonderful."
"So much more than chopped liver! Claudia Roden's book transcends the stereotype of Jewish food and presents a wonderful array of diverse dishes from around the mediterranean. Beautifully written."
"I only bought this book the other day, but already its become one of my favourites. Wonderful, engrossing and looks delicious. You have to have a look at this book."
"Look, anything by Madhur Jaffrey is going to be excellent, but this is the one I cook most from. Breaks the food down by region and has wonderfully written history to accompany the recipes."
"What the hell, I'll put in another Chris Manfield. This is like a watered down verison of Spice. Each chapter centres around a basic spice paste and a range of recipes using it. Great."
