We weren’t quite sure what category to put this book into but being as we’ve had loads of drink related books in at the moment we thought we’d stick it under food books. The Simple Art of marrying food and wine is an illustrated practical guide to enjoying food and wine, written by two high-profile authors. With a clear recipe-led concept to encourage the reader to want to learn more about perfect flavour combinations.

Compiled by two highly respected, award-winning experts in food and wine, this definitive, illustrated guide to the best food and wine partnerships, from two experts on the subject. Mark Hix describes a wide range of ingredients and provides example recipes, with comments on how cooking processes affect the flavour and texture of a dish. Malcolm Gluck responds by suggesting a broad selection of the most sublime wine matches and enlightens the reader on the chemistry behind every perfect culinary marriage. The book is divided into food groups – such as vegetables, fish, meat – and is then broken down by individual ingredients. Recipes are used to demonstrate the points with the key matching wines. Useful boxes cross-reference to other ingredients and cooking styles, while wine checklists allow quick-reference.