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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Saskia Kemsley

The food memoirs capturing imaginations (and rumbling stomachs) in 2026

Scrolling through my social media feed, it’s impossible not to notice the sheer volume of people who have made food the centre of their creative lives.

This year feels like the year of the food creator. We’re living in a timeline where chefs, recipe developers, food writers and gastronomic obsessives are inhabiting screens, bookshelves, and kitchens with remarkable simultaneity.

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