Jenny Whitham and Margaret Carter

Specialist food producer

Affectionately known in this household as The Robert Carrier Cookbook. I'm sure he wrote more but this is the only one we have. Our favourite dish from this book is the moussaka. The copy we have has particularly mucky pages around this recipe. It has been a useful reference book for classic dishes over the years.

Terry Durack

Restaurant critic, author, columnist

An American living in London who learned to love food in France changed the way the world cooked. Meeting him and being his friend was very important to me; a very charming and complicated and genuine man.

Ian Hemphill

Managing Director, Herbie’s Spices

A classic that is just as useful for novice and experienced cooks.

Glynn Christian

Food writer and author

James Steen

Journalist, author and food writer

Shaun Hill

Chef

Jose Pizarro

Chef

Matt Webster

Director at Seasoned Pioneers

Franco Taruschio

Chef/proprietor and cookbook author

Jon Croft

Cookbook publisher

Stephen Bull

Chef

Jay Rayner

Food writer and broadcaster