Notes from a Small Kitchen Island

Debora Robertson, home cook and renowned food writer, tells how, from the least promising of culinary starts, she learned to love cooking and transformed her cosy, kitchen into the beating heart of her home.

Through her stories and recipes, she will whisk you away to hot summers in Languedoc and balmy weeknights in London, revealing the lifechanging dishes that made her. Bound together with life- and dinner-saving lessons, Debora has written the essential kitchen companion for every home cook.

From the tastes of Debora's childhood, leek and ham hock steamed pudding, slow roast lamb with Durham salad, to the recipes she discovered on her travels, Meemaw's Texan Margarita Pie, to the food she cooks every day, from the best recipe for roast chicken to plum cake for pudding. Debora will take you by the hand and tell you everything you'll ever need to know about cooking food you'll love time and time again.