''Sophie Grigson has written twenty odd excellent cookbooks, but I think this is the best of them. It is her first book for a decade and was obviously driven by a real love of her subjects, which are Puglia, people and food. It is witty, informative, fascinating and stuffed full of recipes you want to cook.'' Prue Leith
''Puglia is a region I wanted to get to know intimately, to understand culture, life, history and geography, reflecting through the prism of the food that''s put on the tables of locals and tourists, too. I''m reminded of my 20-year old self, scribbling in notebooks as I first travelled through Italy''s south, only this time I''m back to stay.''
After her children grew up and left home, Sophie Grigson found herself living alone. About to turn 60, she took the decision to sell or give away most of her belongings, to pack up her car and to drive to Puglia on her own to start a new life. In a part o
