Thom Eagle

Chef and writer

https://insearchoflostthyme.wordpress.com

Biography

Thom Eagle is a chef, writer, and YBF-nominated pickler currently based at Darsham Nurseries Cafe. He blogs at In Search of Lost Thyme and is working on his first book.

Nose to Tail Eating

Fergus Henderson

My most-used and -spattered book. Excellent on pastry, fish and vegetables as well as the obvious. Lovely prose, too.

Arabesque

Claudia Roden

The first of her books I owned, as a leaving present from my first kitchen job. Her books contain worlds.

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

Marcella Hazan

Authoritative

Countryman's Cooking

W.M.W. Fowler

So useful, especially on game, taking you through trapping, killing, skinning, hanging...

Food from Plenty

Diana Henry

I could have said any of her books; this is the first I had, and the one I've used the most. All of her food is perfect.

Made in Sicily

Giorgio Locatelli

Really makes sense of the mad clash of cultures that makes up Sicilian cuisine.

Honey & Co: Food from the Middle East

Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer

Just beautiful, in every respect.

An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy & Grace

Tamar Adler

Only just a recipe book, in any traditional sense, this makes me want to cook more than any other book on this list.

The Life Of Luxury

Archestratus

The oldest surviving European cookery book is already telling us to simplify, to cut back on fancy sauces and focus on fresh, good quality ingredients.

Mamushka

Olia Hercules

Opens up a totally unfamiliar (to me) cuisine. Her pickle recipes are absolutely outstanding.

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What's playing in Thom's kitchen?

Just the radio (6music, generally); I like to wash up to LCD Soundsystem, though

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