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.

I have recently obtained this in print. It is a rare compilation of African recipes, and as I live in Peckham I refer to it constantly.

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.