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Rachel Roddy
Food writer and blogger
https://racheleats.wordpress.comBiography
Rachel Roddy is a food writer and blogger from London based in Rome. She is a regular contributor to The Guardian and has written for the The Financial Times, Food52, Food and Wine, The Specator, The Telegraph and Olive Magazine. Her first book Five Quarters; Recipes and Notes from a Kitchen in Rome was published in June 2105. She is now working on her second book.
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Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book
By far my most used and referred to cookbook. Beautifully written, illuminating and extremely practical.
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English Food
My second most used book, espcially at Christmas. It falls open at the bread sauce page.
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Italian Food
There are several passages of writing I turn to again and again in this book: the chapter about Italian measurements, the caramel oranges, fish markets, cheeses it is a food writing touchstone. Also a dozen or so favourite recipes.
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Roast Chicken & Other Stories
A perfect balance of stories and wonderful recipes I want to eat, that work.
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The River Café Cookbook
Used and used and loved. Often the first book I turn too when I am feeling dull in the kitchen and want inspiration. Joyful food. Also my favourite book in terms of photography and style.
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How To Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food
Another food writing touchstone, also many favourite recipes.
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Le Ricette Regionali Italiane
A heavyweight reference book (with the simplest recipes) that I often either for writing or cooking.
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Nose to Tail Eating
The English cook book which is most at home in my Roman kitchen. I have made most things in it. Also his short, often witty head notes are constant source of inspiration as a writer.
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The Food of Italy
I am a great fan of Claudia Roden's writing and recipes, this is the book I use most as I write (mostly) about Italian food.
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Real Cooking
My favourite of his books (and I think I have all of them bar the last three), used all the time and loved.
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Other people's music choices on Desert Island discs, or CD depending on mood (I almost always listen to music or radio 4 when I cook).