in the know.
The UK launch of bookshop.org
has made headlines and for good
reason. It’s a platform for over 300
independent bookshops to help
readers avoid online shopping giants
andsupportsmall businesses instead. Buy via
your local store’s ‘shop front’ and it’ll get all
profits from any sale, or order from the main
site and 10% will be split across them all. So
far it’s generated over £300K for local shops.OA classactLearningWithExperts
runsanarrayofonlineclasses
taught by the likes of Michel Roux
Jr, Richard Bertinet, and Hugh
F-W and the expert team at River
Cottage. Classes cost from £35 –
or you could go for a full ‘box set’
of 12 River Cottage courses from
£320. learningwithexperts.com
OThe teaching will go on
Following the closure of Denman in
Oxfordshire, home to the WI since
1948, its cookery school has moved
online, with classes taught via
Zoom by tutors Alex Mackay, Alison
Haigh, Lindy Wildsmith and more,
coveringeverythingfrom
preservestofamilymeals.If
cooking along sounds stressful,
guests can tune in and simply
watch, learn and ask questions.
Classes cost £5. denman.org.uk
OUpcycle yourself At Knowledge
Recycled, you can brush up on
your spice knowledge with chef/
food writer Monisha Bharadwaj’s
Simple Indian Cookery course;
make beautiful tarts with chef
Tom Anglesea or mix a 007-quality
martini with drinks supremo
Marcis Dzelzainis. Courses cost
£12-40. knowledgerecycled.comBEMYGUEST
Thisslimvolumedeliversa strong
literarypunch.PriyaBasilhasa
keensenseofhowfoodcanbring
peopletogether,andherviewson
recipes,generosity,greedandtrue
hospitalitywillgiveexquisitepause
forthought.Canongate£12.A YEAR OF SIMPLE FAMILY FOOD
Melbourne-based cook Julia
Busuttil Nishimura’s second book is
filled with seasonal ideas drawn
from time spent in Italy and Japan.
Look out for her menu in next
month’s delicious. Plum £18.99 →...PLUS TWO NEW RECIPE BOOKS TO
REINVIGORATE YOUR COOKING IN 2021ENGLISHPASTORAL:ANINHERITANCE
Thepoignantsecondbookfrom
LakelandshepherdJamesRebanks
isa lyricaltreat.Withhisaccountof
howrurallifehaschangedover
threegenerations,Rebanksoffers
hopeforchangeanda betterfarming
(andhuman)future.AllenLane£EAT BETTER FOR EVER
Hugh F-W’s latest outlines seven
ways to eat better (go varied, go
whole, go with your gut...). As well
as a wealth of recipes, there’s sound
advice about how to improve your diet
and feel better for it. Bloomsbury £READ... MORE THAN LAST YEAR
Now’s the perfect time to make a resolution to
catch up on some deserved reading indulgence.
First, two curl-up-in-front-of-the-fire booksLEARN... A NEW COOKERY SKILL
The new year is a great time to exercise the grey matter. With the pandemic
hastening the move to online learning, here are three great platformsGO
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