Emma Gifts for those who love food, drink and reading
The definitive guidebook to pubs that serve great cask beer across the UK. Refreshed and updated for its 53rd edition, it is fully revised and features recommended pubs across the United Kingdom that serve the best cask beer as well as a comprehensive listing of UK breweries.
This is the complete book for beer lovers and for anyone wanting to experience the UK’s finest pubs. CAMRA.org.uk
Cafe Cùil can be found just outside stunning Carbost in the Isle of Skye. In this idyllic setting, award-winning chef Clare Coghill celebrates Highland produce, reimagines traditional Scottish dishes and puts a Hebridean twist on some global ones. kitchenpress.co.uk
Winter in Tuscany is filled with an array of hyper-local, traditional recipes for the home cook: from antipasti, zuppe – thick, hearty Tuscan soups – and brodo, brothy mains that bring comfort on colder days to rustic pasta, rice and secondi – meat and vegetable mains that celebrate the season.
But quanto basta is more than just a philosophy for cooking; it’s a metaphor for life. This book celebrates life in the off-season; an ode to exploring Tuscany’s villages and countryside when the crowds have thinned, allowing for a deeper, more intimate connection with the culture, food and landscapes. In discovering treasures off the beaten path, Amber highlights the richness of exploring at a gentler pace, when Tuscany truly reveals itself.
Whether you’re strolling beneath Della Robbia’s cherubs or simmering a hearty soup on a cold winter’s night, Winter in Tuscany is an invitation to slow down and appreciate the beauty in small moments and big flavours. ThamesAndHudson.com
The most ambitious cocktail companion ever published: 2800+ of the world’s greatest drinks curated by the best in the business. A one-stop guide to classic drinks from every era, plus the best modern cocktails.
Whether it’s every imaginable twist on the Martini in the past 100 years, Sours, Bucks and Flips for all tastes, or aperitivo-style and non-alcoholic options, every drink worth knowing about is here. Including an insider’s guide to home bar excellence, and jovial toasts and quotes from history’s most influential bartenders. MurdochBooks.co.uk
Jane Peyton, founder of the School of Booze and former drinks educator of the year, has released three new books to educate readers in fundamental knowledge about beer, cider, and wine.
Whether the reader is keen to understand their favourite alcoholic drink, studying for an accreditation, or working in hospitality, these are the books to help them learn what they need.
The Knowledge Box series is available from the publisher Elfado Island, from the School of Booze website, and from Amazon.
Here’s one non-food-related book for children who are into adventure and fantasy stories.
Barely surviving in the machine-powered subterranean city of Lode, underling Evin discovers a skeletal hand clutching a cryptic note. Driven to unlock Lode’s secrets, Evin and her mech-dog Jet face danger at every turn: unscrupulous bullies, brutish guards, and the deadly fumes of the dragonsbreath. But to reveal the truth, Evin must trust new friendships, battle her way upwards, and confront the city’s deceptive leader, Cardinal Mavka, before the world she knows comes crashing down. bookshop.org
