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Many of our interviews dedicated to food and cooking inevitably touch on the cuisine of the Mediterranean, but a handful are entirely dedicated to the region.

Cook and best-selling author Diane Seed chooses her best books on Mediterranean cooking, recommending cookbooks on Sicilian, Moroccan, Middle Eastern, Greek and Turkish cuisine. Interviewed as a pair, Diane Farr Louis and June Marinos focus exclusively on Greek cooking. Ruth Rogers, co-founder of the River Café restaurant, recommends her best books on Italian food. Elizabeth Luard chooses the best books on French cooking and the cook Samantha Clark her best books on Spanish and Moorish cooking. She also tells us how her travels around the Mediterranean have inspired her.

    The best books on Greek Cooking, recommended by Diana Farr Louis and June Marinos

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    The best books on Greek Cooking - The Food and Wine of Greece by Diane Kochilas

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    The Food and Wine of Greece
    by Diane Kochilas

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    The best books on Greek Cooking - The Home Book of Greek Cookery by Joyce M Stubbs

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    The Home Book of Greek Cookery
    by Joyce M Stubbs

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    The best books on Greek Cooking - Mediterranean Street Food by Anissa Helou

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    Mediterranean Street Food
    by Anissa Helou

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    The best books on Greek Cooking - The Cookbook of the Jews of Greece by Nicholas Stavroulakis

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    The Cookbook of the Jews of Greece
    by Nicholas Stavroulakis

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    The best books on Greek Cooking - Greek Cheese by Elias Mamalakis

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    Greek Cheese
    by Elias Mamalakis

  • The best books on Greek Cooking - The Food and Wine of Greece by Diane Kochilas
  • The best books on Greek Cooking - The Home Book of Greek Cookery by Joyce M Stubbs
  • The best books on Greek Cooking - Mediterranean Street Food by Anissa Helou
  • The best books on Greek Cooking - The Cookbook of the Jews of Greece by Nicholas Stavroulakis
  • The best books on Greek Cooking - Greek Cheese by Elias Mamalakis

The best books on Greek Cooking, recommended by Diana Farr Louis and June Marinos

The authors of Prospero’s Kitchen take us on a culinary tour of Greece and explain how the country’s history has influenced its cuisine in sometimes surprising ways

The best books on Greek Cooking, recommended by Diana Farr Louis and June Marinos

    The best books on Mediterranean Cooking, recommended by Diane Seed

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    The best books on Mediterranean Cooking - Sicilian Food by Mary Taylor Simeti

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    Sicilian Food
    by Mary Taylor Simeti

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    The best books on Mediterranean Cooking - Taste of Morocco by Robert Carrier

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    Taste of Morocco
    by Robert Carrier

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    The best books on Mediterranean Cooking - Middle Eastern Cooking by Claudia Roden

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    Middle Eastern Cooking
    by Claudia Roden

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    The best books on Mediterranean Cooking - Nevin Halici’s Turkish Cookbook by Nevin Halici

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    Nevin Halici’s Turkish Cookbook
    by Nevin Halici

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    The best books on Mediterranean Cooking - The Glorious Foods of Greece by Diane Kochilas

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    The Glorious Foods of Greece
    by Diane Kochilas

  • The best books on Mediterranean Cooking - Sicilian Food by Mary Taylor Simeti
  • The best books on Mediterranean Cooking - Taste of Morocco by Robert Carrier
  • The best books on Mediterranean Cooking - Middle Eastern Cooking by Claudia Roden
  • The best books on Mediterranean Cooking - Nevin Halici’s Turkish Cookbook by Nevin Halici
  • The best books on Mediterranean Cooking - The Glorious Foods of Greece by Diane Kochilas

The best books on Mediterranean Cooking, recommended by Diane Seed

Cook and bestselling author Diane Seed selects five books on Mediterranean cuisine. From the forgotten spices of Turkey to the stews served to Greek freedom fighters, the variety of the region’s food is unsurpassed

The best books on Mediterranean Cooking, recommended by Diane Seed

    The best books on Italian Food, recommended by Ruth Rogers

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    The best books on Italian Food - Italian Food by Elizabeth David

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    Italian Food
    by Elizabeth David

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    The best books on Italian Food - The Talisman Italian Cookbook by Ada Boni

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    The Talisman Italian Cookbook
    by Ada Boni

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    The best books on Italian Food - The Splendid Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper

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    The Splendid Table
    by Lynne Rossetto Kasper

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    The best books on Italian Food - The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan

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    The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
    by Marcella Hazan

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    The best books on Italian Food - Cooking the Roman Way by David Downie

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    Cooking the Roman Way
    by David Downie

  • The best books on Italian Food - Italian Food by Elizabeth David
  • The best books on Italian Food - The Talisman Italian Cookbook by Ada Boni
  • The best books on Italian Food - The Splendid Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper
  • The best books on Italian Food - The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan
  • The best books on Italian Food - Cooking the Roman Way by David Downie

The best books on Italian Food, recommended by Ruth Rogers

A culinary tour of Italian food, with co-founder of the acclaimed River Café restaurant Ruth Rogers. She tells us about the books that have inspired her, including the one she asks all her chefs to read!

The best books on Italian Food, recommended by Ruth Rogers

    The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking, recommended by Samantha Clark

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    The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking - The Food of Spain by Claudia Roden

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    The Food of Spain
    by Claudia Roden

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    The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking - Mediterranean Grains and Greens by Paula Wolfert

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    Mediterranean Grains and Greens
    by Paula Wolfert

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    The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking - The Rural Taste of Lebanon by Chérine Yazbeck

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    The Rural Taste of Lebanon
    by Chérine Yazbeck

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    The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking - New Tapas by Fiona Dunlop

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    New Tapas
    by Fiona Dunlop

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    The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking - The Spanish Kitchen by Nicholas Butcher

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    The Spanish Kitchen
    by Nicholas Butcher

  • The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking - The Food of Spain by Claudia Roden
  • The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking - Mediterranean Grains and Greens by Paula Wolfert
  • The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking - The Rural Taste of Lebanon by Chérine Yazbeck
  • The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking - New Tapas by Fiona Dunlop
  • The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking - The Spanish Kitchen by Nicholas Butcher

The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking, recommended by Samantha Clark

Samantha Clark, co-founder of the award-winning restaurant Moro, tells us about the camper van trip to Morocco that inspired her, and why we should all get acquainted with chicharrones and calzots!

The best books on Spanish and Moorish Cooking, recommended by Samantha Clark

    The best books on French Cooking, recommended by Elisabeth Luard

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    The best books on French Cooking - Two Towns in Provence by M F K Fisher

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    Two Towns in Provence
    by M F K Fisher

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    The best books on French Cooking - La Cuisinière Provençale by J B Reboul

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    La Cuisinière Provençale
    by J B Reboul

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    The best books on French Cooking - Cooking in Ten Minutes by Edouard de Pomiane

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    Cooking in Ten Minutes
    by Edouard de Pomiane

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    The best books on French Cooking - The Food of France by Waverley Root

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    The Food of France
    by Waverley Root

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    The best books on French Cooking - Goose Fat and Garlic by Jeanne Strang

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    Goose Fat and Garlic
    by Jeanne Strang

  • The best books on French Cooking - Two Towns in Provence by M F K Fisher
  • The best books on French Cooking - La Cuisinière Provençale by J B Reboul
  • The best books on French Cooking - Cooking in Ten Minutes by Edouard de Pomiane
  • The best books on French Cooking - The Food of France by Waverley Root
  • The best books on French Cooking - Goose Fat and Garlic by Jeanne Strang

The best books on French Cooking, recommended by Elisabeth Luard

The food writer and journalist says it was a Pole, Edouard de Pomiane, who taught the French housewife how to cook.

The best books on French Cooking, recommended by Elisabeth Luard

    The best books on Simple Cooking, recommended by Bruno Loubet

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    The best books on Simple Cooking - La Cuisine Gourmande by Michel Guérard

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    La Cuisine Gourmande
    by Michel Guérard

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    The best books on Simple Cooking - The River Cottage Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall

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    The River Cottage Cookbook
    by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall

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    The best books on Simple Cooking - The Cook’s Companion by Stephanie Alexander

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    The Cook’s Companion
    by Stephanie Alexander

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    The best books on Simple Cooking - Orchards in the Oasis by Josceline Dimbleby

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    Orchards in the Oasis
    by Josceline Dimbleby

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    The best books on Simple Cooking - Cooking and Travelling in South-West France by Stephanie Alexander

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    Cooking and Travelling in South-West France
    by Stephanie Alexander

  • The best books on Simple Cooking - La Cuisine Gourmande by Michel Guérard
  • The best books on Simple Cooking - The River Cottage Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall
  • The best books on Simple Cooking - The Cook’s Companion by Stephanie Alexander
  • The best books on Simple Cooking - Orchards in the Oasis by Josceline Dimbleby
  • The best books on Simple Cooking - Cooking and Travelling in South-West France by Stephanie Alexander

The best books on Simple Cooking, recommended by Bruno Loubet

The Michelin-starred chef Bruno Loubet chooses the book that taught him the shortcomings of everything he had learned in catering school, and four other favourites. Two are by Australian chef Stephanie Alexander

The best books on Simple Cooking, recommended by Bruno Loubet

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