Sian's Kitchen: Caribbean Comfort Cooking

Bring entertainment to the kitchen to please every crowd. Sian's Kitchen is a collection of comforting dishes with Caribbean flair.

BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcaster, DJ, Channel 5/BET presenter and restaurateur Sian Anderson is an exciting new voice in the culinary scene. After founding her immensely popular restaurant Octaves, Sian is now celebrating her Black British identity with Jamaican and St Lucian heritage in a modern Caribbean cookbook.

Among the 80 fresh and flavoursome recipes are interviews with Big Zuu, Julie Adenuga and Big Narstie, as Sian invites them to dinner to discuss their favourite food, plus there is a playlist for every chapter to help you set the mood.

Sian's Kitchen is a crowd-pleasing, love letter of a cookbook containing everything Sian holds close to her heart: cooking, culture and entertainment.

Sian Anderson is a media powerhouse and restaurateur. Alongside running her own restaurant, Octaves, Sian also broadcasts on BBC Radio 1Xtra every Saturday and has a specialist DJ show on Mondays. She is also the presenter of Channel 5/BET's Big Money Munch, a culinary journey to uncover and celebrate the best Black-owned eateries in the UK. Sian's kitchen has always been a space for connection and gathering. Her passion for food is grounded in sharing a meal with others for nourishment and enjoyment. She also took her mate Ed Sheeran's advice and opened Octaves, a modern Caribbean restaurant in London in September 2023. Her first self-published cookbook, Sian and Her Son, and was published in lockdown in 2021. The book features the cooking Sian and her son, Elijah, bonded over during the pandemic and includes delicious recipes for both adults and children.