AUTHOR

As an author, my passion is for creating stunning but straightforward recipes that work. As a fire cooking specialist my work centres around cooking outside, but I will always adapt recipes for inside cooking where I can. A griddle pan on the hob makes an excellent substitute for a barbecue for those that prefer their cooking within 4 solid walls, and a really hot oven is often a good replacement too. However, I hope that with practice you'll get as hooked on the fire as me, it's an addictive way of cooking - a great way to add just a little adventure to your life and break up the humdrum of everyday.

I spent many years working as a food stylist across all sorts of film, TV and media. These days I limit my styling to my own books (simply not enough hours in the day) but all the images you see on these pages have been cooked and styled by me, and come from my books or other jobs I have been working on. Picture credits for the majority of this site go to @Jason Ingram whom I have worked with for a very long time. There are also some shots by @Matt Austin who I work with for YETI.

Below is a selection of my books including a button for pre-orders of my next book, How to BBQ. It will be a distillation of pretty much everything I know about cooking with fire, to be published 19th March 2026.



HOW TO BBQ - The Definitive Guide to


I have spent the last two decades teaching and writing about live-fire cooking – in How to BBQ I share all my secrets for creating the greatest outdoor food imaginable. From building your fire and choice of fuel to fire-cooking techniques, I will guide you every step of the way. I also answer the Top 10 questions about barbecue, and offer 11 beginner recipes that explain all the fundamentals of fire.


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SCORCHED: The Ultimate Guide to Barbecuing Fish


SCORCHED is a one-stop shop for recipes and practical advice that will help you get the most from cooking fish on your barbecue, beginning with the science of why we need to cook different types of fish in different ways and the physics of how fire works.


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SEARED: The Ultimate Guide to Barbecuing Meat

 
SEARED is a one-stop shop for recipes and practical advice that will help you get the most from cooking meat on your barbecue, beginning with the science of why we need to cook different cuts in different ways and the physics of how fire works.


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FOOLPROOF BBQ

A collection of really easy straightforward barbecue recipes that everyone can cook, with the aim of getting more people hooked on cooking outside and giving everyone confidence through a little cooking success.

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CHARRED: The Complete Guide to Vegetarian Grilling and BBQ

The past few years have seen an explosion of interest in cooking over fire, with cooks all over the world seeking to get more elemental with their cooking. But fire and smoke doesn't always have to be about hunks of meat. Chargrilling and barbecue are a fantastic way of getting the maximum flavour out of vegetables, and Charred shows you how.

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THE ULTIMATE WOOD FIRED OVEN COOKBOOK
 The Ultimate Wood-Fired Oven Cookbook tells you everything you need to know about your oven, from initial setting up, to choice of woods, plus tips and tricks for perfecting cooking times, and of course, loads of amazing recipes. With The Ultimate Wood-Fired Oven Cookbook, you'll master both the equipment and your cooking, getting the best out of your oven and your fuel, and enjoying the most delectable, memorable food you've ever eaten. Take your wood fired cooking way beyond pizza!

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MASTERCHEF STREET FOOD OF THE WORLD  
An exceptionally tasty trot around the globe in  colourful, gorgeous street food recipes. Fire is the original cooking tool, still used worldwide as a primary kitchen fuel, and while this is not a fire cookery book, there is lots of inspiration for recipes that can be cooked with a little smoke and fiery flavour.

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HOW TO EAT OUTSIDE 
This book was the beginning of my outside cooking journey, the start of me moving out the kitchen and into the garden with founding principle that 'everything tastes better eaten outside'. Delicious, inspiring recipes for camping, bonfires, barbecues, hiking and festivals - a bible for cooking and eating outside. 

Sadly out of print now, but you may find a used copy if you rummage around the internet!