Laura Mason

Author and food historian

Romantic, inspirational, sparkling. A friend gave me a copy when I was 15 or 16. I devoured it like a novel, wanted to cook everything in it.

Regula Ysewijn

Food photographer, writer and graphic designer

How can you not love it, beautifully written, a lot of history. David and Grigson changed the way we write about food.

Fiona Beckett

Food and wine writer

Impossible to pick just one E. David but as I have other French cookbooks I'm going for this

Glynn Christian

Food writer and author

Anne Dolamore

Publisher, Grub Street

Kit Chapman

Hotelier/restaurateur