Around the Table: 52 Essays on Food and Life

Around the Table is a selection of some of bestselling writer Diana Henry's very best essays on food, handpicked from over two decades of her much-loved cookbooks.

"Lyrical...radiant...timeless. A dazzling collection" - Nigel Slater

"No one writes about food so beautifully..." London Evening Standard

"Reading her recipes is almost as satisfying as making and eating them." Daisy Buchanan

"Diana writes like a dream" Daily Mail

"This is an extraordinary piece of food writing, pitch perfect in every way. I couldn't love anyone who didn't love this book." Nigella Lawson on How to Eat a Peach

"...beautifully written and endlessly inventive..." Felicity Cloake, The Guardian, on Diana Henry's beloved culinary classic Simple

"She has become the Delia of my generation" Clare Finney, The Telegraph

"The food writers' food writer" Mark Diacono

For Diana Henry's many fans, her evocative writing about both place and food brings just as much pleasure as her delicious recipes. Around the Table is a selection of some of Diana's very best essays, handpicked from over two decades of her much-loved cookbooks.

From the bustling Turkish groceries of the Edgware Road to the kitchen table of a cottage in rural France, a trattoria tucked away in the suburbs of Rome to the chilly Vermont countryside famed for its maple syrup, Diana Henry has followed her tastebuds around the world.

In this collection, Diana's writing brings ingredients to life on the page. Tuck into salty and sweet, buttery and inky purple and black olives. Blood-red threads of saffron that turn whole platters of food into gold, bleeding yolk-yellow streaks over creamy chicken and milky white yogurt. Mouth-puckeringly citrusy, easy to peel and almost seedless Valencia oranges. The simple pleasure of a warming slice of toast.

This vivid and nourishing collection of essays on the joys of good food is an utter delight for the senses.

Author: Diana Henry
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 10/14/2025
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781846016004

About the Author
Diana Henry is one of the UK's best-loved food writers with sales of more than one million copies worldwide. She has regular columns in the Sunday Telegraph and Waitrose Weekend, her work has appeared in BBC Good Food, House & Garden, delicious. and beyond, and her broadcast appearances include BBC Radio 4. Diana has won numerous awards for her journalism and books, including Cookery Journalist of the Year and Cookbook of the Year from the Guild of Food Writers; Cookery Writer of the Year and Cookery Book of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards; Food Book of the Year at the André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards; and a James Beard award.

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