The Cookbook Circle

We're keeping things loose this episode as we update you on our respective holidays, LOTS of crisps chat and some great recipes (and a cookbook!) we've been enjoying lately.

We're taking a short brea…

We continue on our pursuit of the most renowned restaurant cookbooks - this time taking it sweet with the Hummingbird Bakery, famous for bringing its American-style sweets to the UK.

Find out what we…

And the latest in our series of restaurant cookbooks: Wagamama, our first book from a chain of restaurants. We were intrigued to try this one - not least Victoria, the Japan enthusiast... Find out wh…

In this episode, we discuss celebrated chef, restaurateur and general top gal Asma Khan, and her book, Asma's Indian Kitchen.

Join us as we cook our way through her debut cookbook and find out what w…

We're back in SF for this epsiode's cookbook. The Zuni Cafe Cookbook was very close to being covered in our original season, with The List™, so we had high hopes for it! Listen and see what we though…

The Cookbook Circle dives into Aussie flavours with Bill Granger’s laid-back brunch classics in this delicious episode on Australian Food, as recommended by many of our pals down under.

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The next stop on our restaurant cookbook tour of the world is Tartine, the home of the superlative pastries and breads that are world renowned and started the artisan bakery revolution. No pressure..…

Oh there's nothing like a fresh season, full of promise and new cookbooks to discuss! Here we kick off a season dedicated to restaurant cookbooks, starting with the iconic River Cafe Cookbook, by Ros…

We know you're all missing us terribly, so we wanted to give you a little something to tide you over until our new season (which we promise will be out soon!). For a Patreon minisode earlier this yea…

Thank you so much for listening to this season, we've had so much fun! Hear all our takes in one place in our season wrap up, and we also answer your questions.

See you back here soon. Byeeeeeeee

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We're finishing off this season with Doma by Spasia Pandora Dinkovski, which introduces us to the world of Balkan food, and frankly, it's seems like our kinda world. Filo pastry, sparkling water and …

Allow us to transport you to the delicious shores of Japan (who one of us knows lots about) for this episode, cooking from Tim Anderson's Vegan Japaneasy AND you can hear all about Victoria's recent…

Dina Macki's first book, Bahari, is a gorgeous deep dive into Omani cuisine and a window into her family's background. The window into our kitchens may show at least one ruined pan, though...

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We're back out doing God's work and testing the best tomato sauces for you guys! And in the words of our US pals, we're talking pomodoro, not marinara...

What's your go-to recipe?! We want to hear!

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We asked you for a wildcard episode idea - and you delivered! We took on Chat GPT, gave it an idea (or three) for recipes and got to cooking. Find out how we got on...

Lovely Swindler - Amaria

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We wouldn't call ourselves particular... except we like gingerbread in the form of cookies and cake, rather than houses and men, ok? We may not have the bells this year as sound effects, but we're st…

Sunday, Sunday, gotta get down on Sunday! 🎵 If you've ever dreamed of us talking about a book with the author right there, then your dream finally comes true with this episode. Sophie Godwin joins us…

Molly Baz is BACK. Cukes, Umam and 'za all feature in this one, and if you understand all those letters but not the 'words' then, don't fear the CBC is here. More is More is likely the most maximalis…

We're taking on the world of vegan baking in this episode, with the new book from Harrods' head pastry chef, Philip Khoury. Find out how we fared with our body weight in coconut oil, plant based milk…