Tony Singh

Chef and TV Presenter

https://tonysingh.co.uk

Biography

Tony Singh is the Scottish half of the BBC's The Incredible Spice Men. Based in Edinburgh Tony has worked in Scotland's finest restaurants, opening three of his own, including the highly acclaimed, Oloroso. Awarded some of Scotland's finest culinary honours, including the Drambuie Chefs' Association 'Best New Restaurant of the Year' and Scottish Chefs Award for 'Scottish Chef of the Year', ‘Glenfiddich Scottish Food Award 2014’ ‘GG2 World Food Award 2014’. Tony has also appeared on BBC2's Great British Menu, Food & Drink and is part of the new BBC2 series A Cook Abroad due to air this February.

Påtés & Terrines

Edouard Lonque , Michael Raffael , Frank Wesel and Friedrich Ehlert

A great resource from one of the unsung heroes of the classic menu.

La Technique

Jacques Pépin

A must for any ones journey into the kitchen.

Nose to Tail Eating

Fergus Henderson

A joy to read and to make.

Larousse Gastronomique

Prosper Montagné

It's what I had for bedtime reading as a student.

Great British Chefs

Kit Chapman

These chefs where the giants we wanted to emulate as young chefs.

The Ivy: The Restaurant and its Recipes

AA Gill and Mark Hix

This was one of the first books on a restaurant. It was a glimpse into the food scene in London for me stuck up in Scotland.

White Heat

Marco Pierre White

This was my generation's defining book: the pictures, the food, the attitude of a homegrown council estate boy who never trained in France - and he rocked.

The Village Baker

Joe Ortiz

Solid book, great recipes. A must, if you bake.

Do Sourdough: Slow Bread for Busy Lives

Andrew Whitley

This is the book if you want to understand sourdough and get to the heart and soul of it, as it does live!

My Gastronomy

Nico Ladenis

This is a chef of great strength, determination and taste. He knew what he wanted and how to get it, no compromises.