Cooking the Books ICONS: “A Taste of Dreams” by Joscelyn Dimbleby (12 Mar 2026)

Name: Cooking the Books ICONS: “A Taste of Dreams” by Joscelyn Dimbleby (12 Mar 2026)
Start: 2026-03-12
End: 2026-03-12

We are adding a new flavour to Cooking the Books – ICONS!

Over the past few decades, there have been some cookbooks that stand out from the rest, either by perfectly capturing the time they were written, catapulting their author to culinary stardom, or helping UK cuisine to develop and grow in new and interesting ways.

This year, we are adding a selection of these truly iconic books to our Cooking the Books programme, and our Head Tutor/Owner Gilly will be showing you how to cook classic recipes from their pages, while discussing what made these books such game-changers.

Come along and learn how to add some classic dishes from iconic recipe books to your repertoire – it’s informal, it’s fun, and you might come away with a new perspective on UK cuisine – all in one memorable evening!

March’s Book: A Taste of Dreams by Josceline Dimbleby

Josceline Dimbleby’s first cookbook, A Taste of Dreams, was published in 1976 and was packed with recipe ideas inspired by a childhood spent in Syria and Peru, and soon after by trips to India and other far flung places.

At that time, the idea of putting Indian spices in a homely Shepherd’s Pie seemed distinctly odd to many people but when they realised that these “strange” combinations tasted good, the book was a success, with Josceline being credited as the first food writer in the UK to create cross-cultural recipes. As a result, she abandoned thoughts of being a professional singer, and launched herself into a 30-year career that has seen her publish sixteen cookery books and write for the Sunday Telegraph newspaper for 15 years.

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