BookTalk
Other cookbooks worth a look include The Gift of the Greek
(l), in which Yiota Giannakopoulou offers 75 authentic recipes
from Greece’s Mediterranean diet; Tasty Treats – Salvadorean
Cooking (p), by Rita Faelli; and Breakfast Is Served (p), from
the Mitchell Beazley imprint. Later in the month, Davina
McCall’s book Davina’s Kitchen Favourites (l) covers refined
sugar-free, no-fuss recipes for sharing.
Nerja-b ased Bradley intends to be a series featuring plots in
and around the Axarquía and Andalucía. Other thrillers worth
considering include: The Owl Always Hunts At Night (p), by
Samuel Bjork; A Game Of Ghosts (p), by John Connolly; The
Rooster Bar (p), by John Grisham; Force Of Nature (l), by Jane
Harper; Night Moves (l), by Jonathan Kellerman; The Girl In
The Woods (l), by Camilla Läckberg; Insidious Intent (p), by
Val McDermid; and, Men Whistling (l), by Graham Masterton.
The authoritative,
entertaining, and trusted
Rough Guide To Spain (l)
moves into its 16th edition
this month. The usual mix of
ideal places to sleep, eat,
drink, shop and visit is spiced
by full-colour maps
throughout to navigate
backstreets without needing
to go online. There are
inspirational images and
carefully planned routes to
help you organise your trip.
City coverage is detailed. The
book dovetails with the
publisher’s website coverage
of Spain.
New cookery books
in February include
James Martin’s
American Adventure
(l), in which the
British celebrity chef
presents his take 80
classic recipes from
the USA. Publication
follows his successful
television show in
which he travelled
coast-to-coast,
cooking and eating
everywhere from San
Francisco to Dallas,
Philadelphia to New
Orleans, New York to
Maine, and sampling
the high life in The Hamptons. On the way, he cooked with
cowboys at a ranch, catered at Reno air race, and explored
Creole food in Baton Rouge. The recipes are complemented by
exclusive photography from behind the scenes on his trip.
The latest Seville & Andalucía guide in Dorling Kindersley’s
richly-illustrated Eyewitness series also becomes available, and
Insight’s Explore Madrid (p) guide is updated.
Key: (l) hardback or large paperback (p) small paperback
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