BOOKS FOR COOKS
This month’s top new releases
Crumb by Richard Bertinet
Bread genius Richard Bertinet makes baking easy with his step-bystep recipes. Once you’ve mastered the essential loaves, try your hand at brioches, plaits, crumpets and flatbreads, and experiment with different ferments. If you’ve got a sweet tooth, there’s plenty to try from a stunning plum tart to a Russian plait stuffed with chocolate crème pâtissière. A beautiful book guaranteed to improve your baking technique. £25, Kyle Books Must-try recipe Sourdough pizza
National Trust Comfort Food
Comfort food isn’t just for winter – cook dishes you crave all year round with this new book from the National Trust. Divided into seasons, there’s green risotto and lighter lunches in spring, summery salads and picnic pies, autumnal stews and curries; and warming casseroles and soups for winter. Plus, irresistible bakes and desserts including cherry Bakewell custard cake.
£20, Pavillion Books Must-try recipe Deep-dish cheese & double potato tart
Tokyo Stories by Tim Anderson
This is Masterchef winner Tim Anderson’s third book on Japanese cooking and he owns a Japanese restaurant in London’s Brixton, so he certainly knows his katsu from his gyoza. Inside this collection of modern recipes from Japan’s exciting capital, there’s everything from street food to quick and easy meals, and alongside dishes you may not have tried before, there are plenty of classics done really well, such as ramen, fried rice, dumplings and katsu burgers. Ingredients lists are on the long side, but once you’ve got the staples in your storecupboard, you’ll be well on your way. £26, Hardie Grant Must-try recipe Ebikatsu burger