An interesting book this week. 'Open Kitchen' subtitled - a book where top chefs share their recipes to try at home. This is a cool book. A book for chefs and good home cooks. There are some well-known chefs here and a few pals too.

Roberta Hall-McCarron from The Little Chartroom features with some delicious dishes, and Lorna McNee from Cail Bruich is included. The brilliant Simon Rogan is also included with his incredible restaurant L’Enclume, and many more.

The book itself is made very well and the photography is excellent. There is a lot of pretty food here, and there is proper food too. I like Amy Elles’ food, with a delicious-looking fish soup from Fife, and Ben Tish, a bit of a legend, has a few crackers including a Basque cheesecake.

All in all, a great book and a good one to flick through to find a recipe to try, but I wouldn't bother buying tweezers to use in a kitchen...