The pedant in the kitchen
Three-time Booker nominee Julian Barnes reflects on reading, and using, cookery books
Why do they hate us?
Non-fiction: Oliver Robinson on Hegemony or Survival | Pedant in the Kitchen
Mountains and Milligans
PD Smith and John Dugdale on Mountains of the Mind | Spike Milligan | Mortification | The Pedant in the Kitchen | Gulag | Beautiful Shadow
Too much of a good thing
Matthew Fort finds that in collecting his articles on the trials of the home cook, The Pedant in the Kitchen, Julian Barnes has lost some of the flavour
Puritan pies and decadent dinners
In his final column, Julian Barnes considers Conrad's view that cooking is a moral act
Bottom Drawer
Julian Barnes battles to achieve the perfect work space
Love one
Supper, like tennis, gets better when you relax
How beetroot got itself out of a pickle
French snootiness about root vegetables can be explained through etymology
Keep it simple
Julian Barnes contemplates the Olympian peaks of culinary art
Now they tell me!
Julian Barnes followed the recipe slavishly - but then its author made a confession
When once is enough
Not all attempts at adventurous cuisine pan out, writes Julian Barnes
Are you being served?
Cooking begins with shopping, but don't be cowed by the man behind the counter
Take a green leaf from these books
Cookery guides should lead the user to rich layers of possibility
Picture perfect
Stranded with no room left in the pan, the Pedant reflects on frustrating photographs
Mrs Beeton to the rescue
Julian Barnes finds a wealth of information in this Victorian gem
The seeds of rebellion
Julian Barnes cautions against hubris in home cooking
Secrets of the 10-minute maestro
Following Edouard de Pomiane's recipes is bound to keep depression at bay, writes Julian Barnes
Size counts
Julian Barnes on the inexact science of measuring ingredients
Recipe for success
A regular cookbook cull is vitally important, writes Julian Barnes
The virtues of precision
Julian Barnes begins a new series on reading, and using, cookery books