Join award-winning writer James Steen for a feast of facts, stories, recipes, and tips about food and drink.

Steen reveals what parmesan has to do with broken bones, why John Wayne kept a cow in a hotel, and how our attitudes to horsemeat have changed. Laying bare the secrets of the kitchen, he concocts the ultimate hangover cure and explains how to cook perfect rib of beef with the oven off.

With much-loved cooks such as Paul Hollywood and Kai Chase sharing passion and know-how, this mouth-watering miscellany will sate the appetite of every kitchen dweller, from expert to amateur.