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The Cookbook Circle

Two food lovers rediscover the UK’s most popular cookbooks

The Cookbook Circle is here to help you rediscover those cookbooks that you already have at home. We combed through every possible list of ‘best cookbooks’, and created our own master list. In each episode of The Cookboo
Latest Episode5/6/2021

Mastering the Art of French Cooking - Julia Child

Season 1, Ep. 8
Allez! Join us as we attempt to master the art (and dairy) of French cooking alongside the wonderful Julia Child, who changed the American home-cooking scene with this book in 1961, firmly establishing herself as one of the most-loved figures in the cookbook world. Find out what we love about her unique style of recipe-writing, which saucy classic Victoria cooked up and which cartoon crush Hannah can't let go of with her choice of dish. We give a shout-out to some foodie emails that we love in this episode - Vittles, Alicia Kennedy and Stained Page News - go forth and subscribe! We'd love to hear if you have this book and what you think of our take on it. Let us know @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter. If we can find the recipes that we cook online, we add them to our website. Check them out here: www.thecookbookcircle.comMusic credits:Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – AmariàInterlude: Riding Lower - OTE
5/6/2021

Mastering the Art of French Cooking - Julia Child

Season 1, Ep. 8
Allez! Join us as we attempt to master the art (and dairy) of French cooking alongside the wonderful Julia Child, who changed the American home-cooking scene with this book in 1961, firmly establishing herself as one of the most-loved figures in the cookbook world. Find out what we love about her unique style of recipe-writing, which saucy classic Victoria cooked up and which cartoon crush Hannah can't let go of with her choice of dish. We give a shout-out to some foodie emails that we love in this episode - Vittles, Alicia Kennedy and Stained Page News - go forth and subscribe! We'd love to hear if you have this book and what you think of our take on it. Let us know @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter. If we can find the recipes that we cook online, we add them to our website. Check them out here: www.thecookbookcircle.comMusic credits:Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – AmariàInterlude: Riding Lower - OTE
4/22/2021

The Naked Chef - Jamie Oliver

Season 1, Ep. 7
We are back with a pukka podcast all about a little known wicked chef called Jamie. We're stripping down to our beaded necklaces and cooking up treats from Jamie Oliver's first ever cookbook, The Naked Chef. There's so much to say about this book, and that's just about Mr Oliver's style. Come to find out if the book that started it all for Jamie Oliver is worth your time, and stay to find out which one of us has a complete breakdown and crisis of self over this book. We really want to know how you feel about this book and what your favourite recipes are! Let us know @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter. If we can find the recipes that we cook online, we add them to our website. Check them out here: www.thecookbookcircle.comMusic credits:Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – AmariàInterlude: Hot Thang - Daniel Fridell
4/15/2021

MINISODE - Cook to Bang

Season 1
Serial seducer? Anti-feminist? Cooking prodigy? We discuss "Le Chef" behind the questionably designed website and book, Cook to Bang - a concept so outrageous that we're interrupting normal service to bring you an adorable little minisode all about it. Brace yourself for Victoria and Hannah reciting their favourite parts of the website and find out which of the haute-cuisine recipes we decided to put to the test. And most importantly, let us know if you own the book: we have a lot of questions. A quick note before you dive in - there's all sorts of inappropriate content in this episode including swearing, sexual references and terrible puns! So please take care if you would prefer to save yourself or the person you're listening with from those things! Insta/Twitter: @cookbookcircleMusic credits:Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià
4/8/2021

Kitchen Diaries - Nigel Slater

Season 1, Ep. 6
If episode 6 were an emoji, it'd be the one with the love heart eyes. We're discussing everyone's favourite local produce pusher, Nigel Slater, and his book, Kitchen Diaries I. Nigel's book gives you recipes for a whole year helping you to understand which seasonal produce to buy and when. So, of course Hannah and Victoria both test recipes designed for 6 months from now... Sorry Nigel! Let us know what you think about the episode, Nigel and Kitchen Diaries on Instagram - @cookbookcircleMusic credits: Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià
3/25/2021

Moro - Sam & Sam Clark

Season 1, Ep. 5
For our fifth episode, we’re talking Moro by Sam and Sam Clark, a chef couple united in their love for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavours, simplicity, good ingredients and marrying someone with the same name. We also talk – not related in any way to Moro – about Japan’s snack selection, convenience store and a somewhat controversial opinion about French bakeries. Do you have Moro in your cookbook collection? We would love to hear from you @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter! Dive into the very fun world of Japanese convenience store snacks and check out the Conbini Boys on Twitter, @conbiniboysMusic credits:Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – AmariàInterlude: Hot Thang - Daniel Fridell
3/11/2021

Momofuku - David Chang

Season 1, Ep. 4
Our first American chef, our first Asian cookbook, our longest episode yet: we have a lot to say about David Chang's first cookbook, Momofuku.Part memoir, part cookbook, this one is not just an insight into complex Asian cooking but David Chang as a personality and kitchen culture on the whole, so we're talking as much about the chef as we are the recipes! Find out what led Hannah to consider therapy and Victoria to have a little sulky-sulk in her bedroom. Tell us all of your thoughts and feelings on Momofuku and David Chang@cookbookcircleon Instagram and Twitter. Anna Jones' book, One, is out now. Read more about it here.
2/25/2021

Roast Chicken and Other Stories - Simon Hopkinson

Season 1, Ep. 3
This time around, we’re discussing the classic cookbook, Roast Chicken and Other Stories by “the food writer’s food writer” Simon Hopkinson. Find out what we cooked, which dish failed miserably under the influence of wine, Victoria’s adventures with body cheese and whether we think this is worthy of its place as one of the top books on our master list. Do you have a copy of this on your bookshelf? Let us know if you’ve cooked from it and what you think @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter. We also mention Ed Smith’s exciting new book, Crave: Recipes Arranged by Flavour, to Suit Your Mood and Appetite, which is out in May 2021.