Food, Wine and Beer

A Good Year, Lois Daish, (Random House, 2005)
Lois Daish is the much-loved food writer for the New Zealand Listener. This long-awaited book presents her own favourite recipes from the pages of the Listener. Lois prefers simple seasonal food, so the recipes are arranged around the months of the year, and each month features fruits and vegetables that are in season.
As with Lois' columns, the text gives her commentary on the background to the recipes - how and when she has cooked them, information on the ingredients, and useful cooking tips and anecdotes.

All the recipes have been retested by Lois.

Edmonds Cookery Book, (Bluebird Foods Ltd)
Edmond's 90-year history began with the very first Edmonds Cookery Book published in 1907 featuring a collection of 'economical and everyday' recipes. Its phenomenal success continues and it is still the essential item in nearly every New Zealand kitchen, with many of the original recipes now firmly part of our cooking tradition.

The essential cook book for every kitchen, the Edmonds Cookery Book enables the user to cook with confidence and pride.

Judith Cullen’s Cooking Classes, Judith Cullen, (Longacre, 2004)
This is the perfect cookbook for cooks who like entertaining at home. With a passion for fresh foods and great flavours, Judith’s month by month menus make the most of the fine, seasonal produce so abundantly available in New Zealand.

Fresh, Julie Biuso, (New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd, 2000)
Fresh reveals the pleasures and stunning results you can get from working with seasonal vegetables. The photography is luscious. The recipes, an eclectic mix of European and Asian, feature spices and herbs, and can be hot and spicy, or possess a soothing coolness; some have delectable crunch and others are rich and velvety. They are versatile, too, in that they can be meals in themselves or delicious accompaniments. They come with information covering what to serve alongside, the health aspects of the dish, cooking hints and presentation tips.

Biography of a Local Palate, David Burton, (Four Winds Press, 2003)
David Burton is a fulltime freelance food feature writer and restaurant critic for the Dominion Post, Cuisine and various overseas magazines. Biography of a Local Palate is part of the Four Winds Press essay series.

Jane Bowron wrote in the Listener, November 2003: ‘Son David learnt the quickest way to his father's heart was through the stomach. He nails his sibling rivalry with an account of swallowing an anchovy at the age of six: “With a slight shudder and a brave gulp as a sort of exhibition for the benefit of my brothers and sisters, inspiring Fred to pat me on the head and say – There, see, David will eat them.” '

The Wine Atlas of New Zealand, Michael Cooper,(Hodder Moa Beckett, 2002)
Winner Montana medal for non-fiction, 2003 Montana NZ Book Awards
Winner Wine Atlas/Tourism category Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2003

The Wine Atlas of New Zealand builds on the award-winning success of The Wines and Vineyards of New Zealand which ran to five editions.

This visually stunning Atlas provides a comprehensive overview of the wine industry in New Zealand and contains information on grape varieties, regional variations in climate and soil, and wine-making techniques. Michael Cooper, one of New Zealand's premier wine critics, combines his knowledge with a lively writing style to capture the spirit of individual wineries.

Sumptuously illustrated with photography of vineyards and wine-makers, wine label art and regional maps, The Wine Atlas of New Zealand offers invaluable guidance and information to the connoisseur and amateur wine-lover alike.

How to Drink A Glass of Wine, John Saker, (Awa Press, 2004)
In this alluring book, leading New Zealand wine writer John Saker takes you on a personal voyage. Learn about the miraculous passage of grapes to wine, how the shape of a glass can change the taste, who decides if a wine is a winner and why wine is good for you.

'Saker loves language, and knows how to use it; his touch is delicate and sure' Anne French, New Zealand Books.

New Zealand Food Lovers’ Guide: Where to find the best produce and culinary essentials, Margaret Brooker, (Tandem Press, 2001)
Presented region by region from Kaitaia to Stewart Island, this nationwide journey of culinary delights is the most comprehensive guide to New Zealand food for the armchair shopper.