Lauraine Jacobs
Author and columnist
http://www.laurainejacobs.co.nz/blog/Lauraine's favorite cookbooks
The Cook's Companion
Stephanie Alexander
Brilliant read, with really useful notes and great recipes. A book to cover everything a cook needs to know.
Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini
Elizabeth Schneider
The most comprehensive and thoroughly researched vegetable book in my collection. A true encyclopedia for the kitchen.
Jane Grigson's Fruit Book
Jane Grigson
Beautifully written and filled with lovely recipes.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle and Julia Child
The absolute classic with more detail on technique than any other book.
A Book of Mediterranean Food
Elizabeth David
I love all her books but this, the first book she wrote is my most treasured.
Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Food and Cookery
The definitive work on historic and contemporary New Zealand cuisine.
Jerusalem
Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi
Totally inspiring with beautiful flavours. the photography truly captures the spirit of Jerusalem.
Japanese Farm Food
Nancy Singleton Hachisu
I have a fascination with Japan and with its emphasis on simple cooking everyday this is the definitive Japanese book I own.
Flavours of India
Madhur Jaffrey
Published to accompany her BBC series this book has been my go to book for Indian food for almost 30 years. Brilliant
The Constance Spry Cookery Book
Rosemary Hume and Constance Spry
My bible for food, for as a Cordon Bleu graduate it has everything I ever need to know on classic cookery.
