Books we enjoy (usually)
Designer Son’s next cookbook: Sex & Drugs & Sausage Rolls! Am I worried? Not one bit of it! My first blog post for some time (more about that soon) is to say how thrilled I am that Designer Son, Anthony Hodgson of Face Publications, is just about to publish his next cookbook, “Sex & Drugs […]
Michelin Star returns. So thrilled to hear that The Star Inn at Harome, one of the most beautiful eating establishments in North Yorkshire, has once more been awarded a Michelin star. Chef Andrew Pern and his team must be beaming with satisfaction. This beautiful thatched building is crying out once again to be visited, whether […]
Ever the cookbook fiend, I just can’t help noticing that there aren’t many great cookbooks out there right now with the ‘Wow’ factor. What’s happened to them all? Even though our new house is quite petite compared to the last one, we have a front room dedicated mainly to all our cookbooks. Looking at […]
…… Sat Bains Book, Too Many Chiefs Only One Indian, designed and published by Face Publications. As those of you who read this blog may know, Face Publications belongs to Anthony, my ‘Designer Son’, and is both a Design and Publishing Company. So I am one incredibly proud mum. Sitting in our lounge, the other […]
Anthony Hodgson, of Face Publications, has done it again. His first two cookbook designs, the beautiful and tactile Black Pudding and Foie Gras, and the stylish and brilliant Loose Birds & Game, written by 9 times Michelin star chef, Andrew Pern of The Star Inn, Harome in North Yorkshire, both won the Gourmand award for […]
Seriously excited about Sat Bain’s magnificent first cookbook …… ‘Magnificent’ is not a word I often use for a cookbook, but this book, “Too Many Chiefs Only One Indian” is indeed magnificent, in every way. Sat Bains has managed to put down his knives and taken time out to write his first cookbook, “Too Many […]
Favourite Food Blogs ( & Cook Books on Wish List): There are many Food Blogs to read, some brilliant, some not so. And Books. Especially Cook Books (for me). I just wanted to share my recent favourite Food Blogs (and Cook Books on my wish list). These two food blogs are completely different, one day-dreamingly beautiful […]
“Loose Birds & Game” won the prestigious Silver Medal for Best Cookbook in the World from the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris last night. This is the second book from the team of writer and chef, Andrew Pern and designer, Anthony Hodgson to win the coveted Silver Medal, their first book being “Black Pudding […]
Cookbooks – instead of counting sheep? I woke today at 5.05am. No. I didn’t wake up – an annoying tickly cough woke me up, and blatantly refused go away. I thought ‘I must go back to sleep’, but how? Images started to float through my mind. Not sheep, or even beautiful, floaty ethereal pictures, but […]
2nd Gourmand Win for Chef, Andrew Pern and Designer, Anthony Hodgson. Yorkshire -based Chef, Andrew Pern, of The Star Inn, Harome, North Yorkshire, and Designer, Anthony Hodgson of Leeds, are thrilled that their second Cookbook, “Loose Birds & Game”, has been named as ‘The Best Chef Cookbook’ at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for the […]
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