Pasta, an Italian culinary art, and beloved the world over. From the everyday to the ultra special, across every shape and variety, the pasta dishes in these books will up your pasta game, and give you countless new ideas for this most popular and versatile of foods.
Sometimes it's good to go back to basics and revisit the dishes that form the heart of traditional celebrations. These Thanksgiving recipes, including classic roast turkey, stuffing, gravy, and all the trimmings (and, yes, pie!), will satisfy purists and ensure all the best edible traditions are upheld, without unnecessary fuss.
Curated collections from ckbk's editors
Fred Plotkin is an expert on Italian opera and Italian food. Having lived in Italy for much of the 1970s, his cookery books convey his passion for and understanding of Italian food and its regional variations. The Authentic Pasta book, orignally published in 1989 in the US, is a classic on the subject.
Scottish chef Roberta Hall McCarron presides of a centre of culinary excellence in Leith, with her restaurants The Little Chartroom, Eleanore and wine bar Artdern. She is well known for her TV appearances on Sunday Brunch and Great British Menu. The Changing Tides is her first book, bringing recipes from her restaurants and those she loves to cook at home.
Multi-award-winning food writer David Joachim has authored, edited or collaborated on more than 40 cookbooks. He has worked with a culinary Who's Who of chefs and food professionals, on subjects across the kitchen – from pasta, to pork to pastry.
UK based recipe developer, content creator, and cookbook author Radhika Howarth draws on her Punjabi roots and the world of cuisines within her extended family and her community in London. Her book Radikal Kitchen combines her recipes and her multicultural philosophy and influence.
Restaurateur and cookbook author Andrew Schloss is a former president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. His articles have appeared in many publications, including The Washington Post and The Chicago Tribune, and he is the author of 12 cookbooks including Art of the Slow Cooker and Mastering the Grill.
Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Niloufer Mavalvala taught her first cookery class at 17 to a group of school girls. Settled in Canada, she shares her love of cooking, and the Parsi food of her heritage, through her food blog, Niloufer's Kitchen, and her many cookbooks.
Everybody loves chocolate – we couldn’t agree more! In her new book Everybody Loves Chocolate: Delicious Recipes from Around the World, Australia-born food writer Jennifer Donovan takes an enthusiastic journey through Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, gathering chocolate goodness along the way. There is a chocolate recipe here for every person and every mood.
In this third installment of our series on cooking fundamentals, Cat Black moves on to look at bread, a food that is both utterly familiar and yet endlessly diverse.
After a decade at the forefront of the Edinburgh dining scene working under Tom Kitchin, Roberta Hall-McCarron and husband Shaun opened their first venue together.
Now, with flagship The Little Chartroom, sister restaurant Eleanore, and wine bar Ardfern, they run a culinary mini-empire in the Scottish capital’s quiet outpost of Leith.
You may also know Roberta and her exceptional food from her two appearances on Great British Menu. We are extremely pleased to bring you The Changing Tides, Roberta’s first cookbook, on publication day.
ckbk has rapidly emerged as a valuable electronic resource for use in culinary schools, technical colleges, university programs, and even high schools.
ckbk’s vast array of recipes, background information on culinary history, in depth technical reference material and global scope have made it a valuable offering which enhances the learning experience of students. Read on to discover some of the ways ckbk is now being used in education.
Halloween, Diwali and bonfire night treats aplenty in the latest cookbook newsletter, plus we have two tempting baking books from Zingerman’s Bakehouse jointly featured as book of the month in #ckbkclub.
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