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A Cook's Library

Will Stewart

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Frequency: 1 episode/17d. Total Eps: 16

On A Cook's Library Will Stewart 'chews the fat' with home cooks and professional chefs about a book of their choosing that has influenced the food they cook, eat, and obsess over.

Be it the first book they were given, one they open for a simple supper, or the one that serves as their 'kitchen bible'. There's no book too big, too small, too academic or too novel.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - Food
15/05/2026
#88
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Food
14/05/2026
#65
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Food
07/04/2025
#81
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Food
06/04/2025
#52
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Food
01/04/2025
#97
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Food
31/03/2025
#62
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Food
07/10/2024
#90
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Food
06/10/2024
#60

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16. Kitty Travers, of La Grotta Ices

Tuesday, November 23, 2021 • Duration 27:02

Episode 16 is all about Ice Cream... sort of. Kitty Travers owns and operates La Grotta Ices, easily London's most interesting (and delicious) ice cream. Kitty talks about her life travelling, working in different kitchens, eating all types of ice cream, and much more.

Like her favourite cookbook, The Cuisine of the Sun: Classic Recipes from Nice and Provence by Roger Vergé... "I've collected good traditional recipes from France and elsewhere, and have tried to give them my own personal touch. My love of the sun, happiness and nature."

Enjoy!

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Buy her cookbook: La Grotta Ices

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15. Alexander Lobrano

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 • Duration 22:12

On episode 15 Will speaks with Alexander Lobrano. American born but a French resident for 35 years... We find out his life is surrounded by food.

Alec was the European Correspondent for Gourmet magazine from 1999 until it closed in 2009, and has written about food and travel for other publications like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, Bon Appetit, and Food & Wine... to name a few.

We talk about his new memoir, My Place at the Table: A Recipe for a Delicious Life in Paris and his favourite cookbook by Elizabeth David, French Provincial Cooking.

Enjoy!

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14. Max Rocha

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 • Duration 20:16

Max Rocha is the chef and owner of the newly opened, and much acclaimed Cafe Cecilia, on the canal in East London. He has quite the illustrious CV, spending time at Spring, The River Cafe and St. John Bread and Wine.

Max's cafe is a result of what he learned at all these restaurants, and from cooking and cooking and cooking. Notably, he's taken some inspiration from his favourite cookbook, and our topic of conversation, Prune by Gabrielle Hamilton. From the cookbook, to her memoir Blood, Bones and Butter, her stint on the PBS show Mind of a Chef, and the vintage Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve menus on Prunes website... there's lots to talk about.

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13. Letitia Clark

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 • Duration 29:32

The long awaited episode 13 is here. On it I speak with Letitia Clark, Sardinia based chef and writer. Her two books: Bitter Honey: Recipes and Stories from the Island of Sardinia, and the newly published La Vita È Dolce: Italian–Inspired Desserts are fantastic. Both showcasing what's truly special about Southern Italy, as the cuisine and culture is loved but sometimes misunderstood.

We also speak about Letitia's favourite book, Honey from a Weed by the much admired Patience Grey... This book will change the way you think, speak and interact with the food and soil around you.

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12. Rosie Healey

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 • Duration 20:16

Rosie Healey is the chef and owner of Gloriosa in Glasgow. Rosie speaks about her memories growing up in Scotland, her experience working in the busy Ottolenghi restaurant kitchen in Notting Hill, and the book that truly inspired her, River Cafe Cook Book Easy by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.

At Gloriosa, Rosie cooks delicious, simple and seasonal food. Focused on good ingredients from independent producers. You MUST eat there if you can!

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11. Budgie Montoya

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 • Duration 26:16

Budgie Montoya was born in the Philippines but grew up in Sydney. And it wasn't until moving to London he set his sights on being a chef.

His first kitchen job was at Dean Street Townhouse in Soho. After a few years of cooking Filipino food for supper clubs and pop-ups, he opened Sarap Baon in Brixton Village Market. 'Baon' loosely means takeaway and is inspired by the street food and food-court culture of South East Asia. Budgie's cooking is heavily influenced by his memories of the Philippines, his mothers cooking and the cookbooks we spoke about.

Memories of Philippine Kitchens by Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan

I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook by Miguel Trinidad and Nicole Ponseca

Asian-American: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from the Philippines to Brooklyn by Dale Talde and J. J. Goode

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10. James Ferguson

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 • Duration 25:55

James Ferguson grew up eating and cooking in his Parents' restaurant. After an injury sustained whilst at music college, James quit playing the piano and pursued a career being a chef.

He worked in some of London's best restaurants like: The Connaught with Angela Hartnett, and Rochelle Canteen with Margot Henderson... He then moved to Scotland to open his own pub in Fife, the Kinneuchar Inn.

The cookbook present throughout his career, The Essentials of Classical Italian Cooking by the revered Marcella Hazan. We also speak about The Sunday Night Book by Rosie Sykes and Towpath by Laura Jackson.

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9. Jess Elliott Dennison

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 • Duration 23:40

Jess Elliott Dennison owns and operates Elliotts, the Kitchen and Shop, on Sciennes Road in Edinburgh. Jess has two books out Salad Feasts and Tin Can Magic, and her third is out soon.

Her favourite cookbook is from the restaurant Ducksoup: The Wisdom of Simple Cooking by Clare Lattin and Tom Hill. Ducksoup is a must visit if you find yourself in Soho.

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8. Sally Clarke

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 • Duration 24:31

Sally Clarke spent her formative years cooking in London, Paris, and California. Clarke's Restaurant opened in London in 1984, offering her now famous ‘no choice’ dinner menu. Today, along side the restaurant, they have a bakery and two shops. This year Clarke's celebrates their 37th anniversary.

Since Sally was a child she has cooked from Elizabeth David's books, and Summer Cooking was her personal favourite.

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7. Rachel Roddy

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 • Duration 25:35

Both of the books by Rachel Roddy, Five Quarters: Recipes and Notes from a Kitchen in Rome and Two Kitchens: 120 Family Recipes from Sicily and Rome are essential reads.

This episode Rachel Roddy talks about another essential cookbook for all Italian bookshelves, Le Ricette Regionali Italiane by Anna Gosetti della Salda. The regional textbook to trump all.

Rachel's third book, An A-Z of Pasta: Stories, Shapes, Sauces, Recipes, is out this summer. The blurb on the cover by Simon Hopkinson reads "I want to live under her kitchen table..." Me too, Simon.

Follow Rachel Roddy on Instagram: @rachelaliceroddy

Read Rachel's Guardian Column: "A Kitchen in Rome"

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