Exploding Tomatoes and Other Stories

Sophie’s style is real and authentic, mirroring the simplicity of the dishes she brings us from Italy’s southern regions of Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria … Exploding Tomatoes is a collection of experiences, cultural observations, social history and insights … Sophie captures the essence of our region’s cuisine, recognising that simplicity is king. * The Puglia Guys *Sophie’s writing is the gift that keeps on giving. Like the food and the people, Exploding Tomatoes is generous, packing in almost 100 recipes over a delicious 300 pages. * The Puglia Guys *Plentiful insights are provided into the food culture of the region with recipes, stories and interviews. * National Geographic *

Sophie Grigson is a cook, food writer and television presenter with over 20 books to her name and nine television series for BBC, Channel 4 and UKTV Food, as well as several more for the Travel Channel. She has also written columns and articles for the Evening Standard, Independent, Sunday Times, Country Living, BBC Good Food and Waitrose Food Illustrated. On impulse, after interviewing the late Russell Norman about his book, Venice, in 2019 she sold or gave away the majority of her belongings and packed herself into her small car to move to Puglia in the south of Italy. Since making the town of Ceglie Messapica her home, she has filmed two series of the award-winning Sophie Grigson: Slice of Italy for Discovery/Food Network and started her catering business, Trulli Delicious.