Cookery is an art; it is steeped in history and culture, skill and technique. Our menu, here at Hatchards, is full of culinary delights from Elizabeth David to Nigella Lawson, and flavours from across the world by Yotam Ottolenghi and Madhur Jaffrey. From Delia Smith to Larousse Gastronomique you’ll find cookbooks and recipes for every taste.

Our Favourite Food Writing

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French Cooking for One by Michele Roberts
Lady Glenconner's Picnic Papers by Anne Glenconner
The Heart-Shaped Tin by Bee Wilson
Between Meals by A. J. Liebling
Invitation to a Banquet by Fuchsia Dunlop
Chewing the Fat by Jay Rayner
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol.1 by Julia Child
Taste by Stanley Tucci
Scoff by Pen Vogler
Hungry by Grace Dent
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Peach Street to Lobster Lane by Felicity Cloake
In The Kitchen by Yemisi Aribisala
English Food by Jane Grigson
Table Talk by Adrian Gill
Consider the Oyster by M. F. K. Fisher
The Lost Orchard by Raymond Blanc
The Pedant In The Kitchen by Julian Barnes
Dear Francesca by Mary Contini
A Cheesemonger’s Tour de France by Ned Palmer