Michelle Peters-Jones

Food writer

This is of the books that I use on a daily basis. I am not a professional chef, though I did apprentice in a teaching kitchen for about two years. This is the book I used to teach myself to cook and I have been using it on a constant basis for over five years. It's easily my cooking bible and the first book I recommend for people who want to learn how to cook, and people who want to improve their skills.

Henry Herbert

Retail Director, Hobbs House Bakery

I got this just before I moved to London to go to catering college. in the time before you tube it was a wealth of skills, tips and dishes. I devoured it up, amazed by what could be done with simple ingredients. I still go to this book time and again.

Melissa McCart

Food writer and restaurant critic

My desktop look up for how to cook a dish or make a sauce before I go to riffs from home cooks and restaurant chefs.

Alexander Rozin

Professor in the Department of Music Theory, History, and Composition

Russell van Kraayenburg

Writer

Kevin Mitchell

Chef Instructor, Culinary Institute of Charleston