How to eat a peach

Her writing is incredibly vivid: her anecdotes invite you to sit down at the table with her and taste the flavours she describes. * The Culture Whisperer ‘Best Books To Gift’ *The perfect book for anyone who loves hosting, How To Eat a Peach is a great reference for how to create amazing lunch and dinner party menus and is filled with Diana Henry’s favourite dishes and recipes from around the world. * Lovefood.com ‘Ultimate Food-lovers’ Christmas Gift Guide’ *Diana Henry’s How to Eat a Peach is the only book I managed to find time to write about. To be fair, I made the time to do that because it’s a gem. In short, I think it’s her best cookbook to date. * Ed Smith, Rocket and Squash ‘Books Ideas for Christmas 2018’ *

A Masterpiece

* Bee Wilson, The Sunday Times *This is an extraordinary piece of food writing, pitch perfect in every way. I couldn’t love anyone who didn’t love this book. * Nigella Lawson *Diana Henry’s How to Eat a Peach is as elegant and sparkling as a bellini. * The Guardian ‘Books of the Year’ *I adore Diana Henry’s recipes - and this is a fantastic collection. They are simple, but also have a sense of occasion. The recipes come from all over the world and each menu has an evocative story to accompany it. Beautiful. * The Times ‘Best Books of the Year’ *..her best yet…superb menus evoking place and occasion with consummate elegance * Financial Times *The recipes are superb but, above all, Diana writes like a dream * Daily Mail *Any book from Diana Henry is a joy and this canny collection of menus and stories is no exception. * delicious. magazine ‘Top 10 Food Books of 2018’ *You can always rely on Diana Henry. Her prose is elegant and evocative, her recipes pure and delectably international. This is perhaps her best yet. * Tom Parker Bowles, The Mail on Sunday ‘Essential Cookbooks Published This Year’ *No one quite captures a place, a moment, a taste and a memory like she does. If you’ve been there before, you’re transported back but if you haven’t not to worry, she takes you there with her. * The Independent ‘Best Books of the Year’ *The stories associated with the meals are what draw you in. * The Herald ‘The Year’s Best Food Books’ *A life-enhancing book * The London Evening Standard ‘Best Cookbooks To Buy This Christmas’ *…enchanting, evocative menus. * iPaper *One of my favourite food writers with a book of 25 themed menus that I can’t wait to cook. This is top of my wish list! * Good Housekeeping ‘Favourite Reads to Gift’ *