Sally Butcher

An anthology of graphic recipes assembled by Nate Padavick and Salli Swindell. It is all kinds of ace. AND I BET YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT!!!

Keith Floyd rocked as it was he who first showed me that irreverence in the kitchen is cool. I slept with this book by my bed when I worked in a fish restaurant in the 80s.

Tom is so authoritative that this is my go-to kitchen bible for basics.

Conceptual art and food all together in one lovely anecdotal tome.

Specifically Charles Perry's translation thereof - it is a work of genius, and the first ever Middle Eastern cookbook.

I travelled to Greece a lot as a child, and my mother was an adventurous cook so we would come back and try to recreate those magical taverna moments with this book by our side.

First published in 1969 by Hamlyn and remains seminal to many baby boomers' first experiences of cooking.

The woman is as mad as I am, and her book is fun.