Apr 21, 2013

Review of Spanish Cooking by Miguel Maestre Review by Lynsey Drake. Nothing makes me happier or more content, than to while away a few hours, reading a good book, especially if it is full of recipes, beautiful food photography and writings of a chef from the stories experiences and memories from their lives that have been centered around food, sharing and...

Feb 11, 2013

My Basque Cuisine – A Love Affair of Spanish Cooking by Ash Mair Review by Rose Lock Key points: A recipe book that takes you on a journey involving culture as well as flavour. Easy to read and understand and an appreciation for the chef with ideas for alternative ingredients when fresh are hard to find locally. Exciting recipes with the author giving...

Sep 17, 2012

The Finest Wines of Rioja & Northwest Spain by Jesus Barquin, Luis Gutierrez, Victor de la Serna To make any non-fiction book interesting the author has to intersperse dry facts with some occasionally hard-hitting personal opinions so the book will never be boring. In this case all three authors are highly qualified to write – and opine – about the...

Sep 7, 2012

Book Review: My Barcelona Kitchen by Sophie Ruggles As a World War 2 baby brought up in London my love of good food and cooking came from my mother and the times I spent in Switzerland and France with family and friends.  Later on my Gibraltarian mother-in-law inspired me to learn about Mediterranean cuisine. So when I received Sophie’s book this year on my...

Book Review: The Real Taste of Spain: Recipes Inspired by the Markets of Spain by Jenny Chandler Review by Annie Manson There are some cookbooks I buy and get really excited about.  And there are some that I may flick through but will probably never open again. I like a cook book that tells a story and not just to be a compilation of recipes. Very occasionally...

500 tapas dishes by Maria Segura Review by Angela Sharp Angela taught Food & Nutrition & also ran a delicatessen & catering business in England before moving to Spain in 1983. In Marbella, she assisted in the start up of The Hotel Management School – ‘Les Roches’ where she was the Principal & Director of Studies for over 3 years. “Taste...

By Andrew Linn  First published in Sur in English 25 Nov- 1 Dec 2011 An interesting story about the wine industry is the link between England and Jerez de la Frontera. It started in the 19th century when Great Britain was at the centre of the world. At that time, nine out of ten bottles of wine from Jerez were drunk in England. I, like any other of my...

Review by Andrew Linn. Andrew has lived in Spain for 40 years and even before shaking the dust of his native England from his shoes was an irredeemable aficionado of flamenco, bullfighting, wine, and Spanish culture. He writes regularly on wine and food in both English and Spanish-language publications and regularly visits wine regions. Rejecting descriptions...