Berber & Q

Not sure how anyone could give this a single star!What a sleeper of a book, ordered with no expectations but its epic!If you like to BBQ, or cook meat with wood or charcoal look no further. But its all of the sides and salads in combination with the meat dishes that make this something special.Worth every penny.

The book has all the classic Berber & Q recipes and lots more besides! So far I’ve only cooked the skewered monkfish kebabs but I’ve got my eye on campfire Moroccan pancakes! Fantastic book.

I bought this book as a present or my sister (professional cook) and my brother-in-law (keen wood fire cook) when we went on holiday to our house in SW France where we love to cook over wood (and in the old bread oven...yes we are lucky!). This became the bible of deliciousness and we made so much from it. The blackened leeks with green tahini dressing (photo above) were made twice to accompany a huge entrecôte. I cooked the octopus and the roasted aubergine and tahina (see photo above) for friends who came round - they were raving about it! Can't wait to cook my way right through it (and get one for myself!) The only reason for not giving it 5 stars is that you have to continually refer to other recipes in the book to complete some of the dishes. The chapter discussing cooking on wood is fantastic. Recipes for meat-eaters and vegetarians alike. The images by James Murphy are stunning as usual and capture the essence of the book in a realistic way. The recipes aren't meals in 15 minutes but carefully balanced delicious food. A one star review is ridiculous!

This book is brilliant and totally exceeded expectations. I have never had a cookbook that I wanted to cook so much out of. Some of the recipes do take alot of ingredients but the steps are easy to follow and you can create some grat tasting food. Definitely a book to add to the collection and moreso if you like BBQ>

A beautifully put together cook book with mouth watering recipes. I can't wait to get grilling and cooking!! So excited to have the recipes from one of Londons coolest restaurants and chefs around!