Cookbooks of 2018
Sheila Dillon, Chetna Makan, Tom Tivnan and Kate Young discuss the cookbooks of 2018, including books by Diana Henry, Caroline Eden, Bosh!, Yasmin Khan and Snoop Doggy Dogg.
Sheila Dillon is joined by cook and food-writer Chetna Makan, Tom Tivnan from The Bookseller’—the book industry’s bible, and Kate Young who won the Guild of Food Writers Blogger of the Year award in 2017 discuss the cookbooks of 2018. The list includes books by Diana Henry, Caroline Eden, Thom Eagle, Bosh!, Yasmin Khan and Snoop Doggy Dogg. They also discuss the inspiration for writing a book, how the books are produced, and the role social media plays in deciding who gets a book deal and how the books are produced and marketed. Rachel Roddy also gives her favourites of the year.
There are also nominations from Mitch Tonks, Olia Hercules, Russell Norman, Bee Wilson and Paula McIntyre.
Producer: Toby Field
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Featured books:
Little Library Cookbook by Kate Young
Five Seasons of Jam by Lillie O'Brien
Bosh! by Henry Firth and Ian Theasby
Black Sea by Caroline Eden
First Catch by Thom Eagle
The Missing Ingredient by Jenny Linford
How to Eat a Peach by Diana Henry
Season by Nick Sharma
Zaitoun by Yasmin Khan
Bread and Butter' by Bread & Butter: History, Culture, Recipes by Richard Snapes and Grant Harrington
Sight Smell Touch Taste Sound: A new way to cook by Sybil Kapoor
Time by Gill Meller
From Crook to Cook by Snoop Doggy Dogg
A Long and Messy Business by Rowley Leigh
Max's Sandwich Book by Max Halley and Ben Benton
Broadcasts
- Sun 2 Dec 201812:32BBC Radio 4
- Mon 3 Dec 201815:30BBC Radio 4
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