[cofe]

after browsing a bunch i went for lord sainsbury of tum-tum's book. despite having a moderate opinion of him, the book looks good and has a good range of tasty looking shit without too much unnecessary recipe blah blah. also checked out fern hugely-whittlingballs meat book. that might be next on the list, or the fish one.

[ben87]

I'd thoroughly recommend this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mary-Berrys-Complete-Cookbook-Berry/dp/0751364401

It's probably the most thorough well designed book you can buy. It's broken down into 13 sections each with a massive selection of recipes, tips and general instructions. Mines in a worse state than my climbing guides. Paying anything less than the RRP is a bargain.

[cofe]

did meatballs out of tum-tum's book last night. really fucking good.

[Fultonius]

I really like the Leith's books. The Fish one is very good, especially if you want to do more than just buy frozen cod fillets.

I nearly bought Leith's cookery bible, but it wasn't all that inspiring - are they better in use than when flicked through in the shop?