2022 has been a HUGE year for cookbooks – for Kiwi Author's and abroad – so we thought we would compile a handy list of the Top 10 cookbooks from this year, which a foodie in your life is guaranteed to love when found under the tree!

Top 10 cookbooks for gifting (in no particular order!)

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Love is in the air! With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we’ve got you sorted with the perfect Valentine's Day gifts and experiences. Check out our top 10 ideas for a romantic and memorable way to celebrate Valentine's Day!

Enjoy a romantic picnic
With gorgeous late summer evenings now upon us, why not embrace the warm and cosy weather with a romantic outdoor picnic? A delightful yet inexpensive option, simply pack all your favourite snacks and wine and head to a beautiful, private spot for an intimate evening. Our Wine Picnic Table is the perfect companion, with a polished wood platform and space for a wine bottle as well as two wine glasses!

If you’re wanting something a little more intricate, check out our Classic Wine and Cheese Basket – a sophisticated and practical basket fully loaded with two wine glasses, premium corkscrew, cheese board, and knife!

Top tip: find the perfect picnic spot by simply visiting your local council’s website for a list of locations – from regional parks to botanic gardens and hidden beaches!

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Imagine yourself jetting off to France for an epic travel experience. Thanks to Annabel Langbein and her friends at L’Occitane en Provence one lucky winner and a travel companion will be doing just that!

To enter, simply purchase a copy of Annabel's new book Essential Vol 2: Sweet Treats for Every Occassion and enter your details here.

Official details can be found on Annabel Langbein's web­site:

Annabel’s new book comes with a sweetener
Buy Annabel Langbein’s be­autiful new book and you won’t just get hundreds of her best-ever sweet recipes – you could also win a trip for two to France with L'Occitane en Provence!
Everyone who buys ESSENTIAL Volume Two: Sweet Treats for Every Occasion before the end of December 2018 can enter to win this trip of a lifetime.

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Be in to win Chelsea Winter's gorgeous new cookbook Eat!

Ranging from quick and easy stir-fries to hearty slow-cooked dishes, these recipes are light on effort and big on taste. The mid-week meal dilemma is answered with family-friendly choices even the fussiest eater will love, while special occasions are catered for with low-stress dishes that really pack a punch when it comes to taste. There's a bumper section of Chelsea's trademark sweet sensations and knock-out desserts, and clever mix-and-match sides to inject a little extra interest and flavour into everyday meals. Featuring more than 95 recipes and no complicated cooking methods or hard-to-find ingredients, Eat promises to make every cooking occasion a cause for celebration.

Simply purchase any Kitchenware product during November to enter the draw to win 1 of 3 signed copies!

This competition is open to NZ Residents only. Prize to Be Drawn 1st December 2017.

Tuck into mouthwatering meals with Ripe Recipes: A Fresh Batch! After the spectacular success of Ripe Recipes, those who have been clamoring for a sequel will finally be served.

Angela and her team of talented chefs and contributors have put together an even greater selection of recipes that the home cook will love. This 2nd beautiful book holds over 150 recipes that make the most of seasonal produce at its best and is jam packed with recipes that are easy to prepare, full of wholesome goodness and helpful nutritional information as well as decadent treats and delicious meals.

Ripe Recipes: A Fresh Batch will be releasing 20th April – pre-order your copy now and save $10!

As seen on TV3, get the popular cookbook to Jamie Oliver's great new series! Following the record-breaking success of 30-Minute Meals, Britain's most-popular cookbook of all time, Jamie Oliver brings us the even-better Jamie's 15-Minute Meals

This book is completely devoted to what we are asking for – super quick, tasty, nutritious food that you can eat everyday of the week. In creating these recipes Jamie's made sure they're methodical, clever, sociable, fun, with beautiful food full of big flavours.

It's a classic book that will arm you with the skills to create wonderful meals, shockingly fast. He's taken inspiration from all over the world, embracing the tastes that we all love, playing on classic chicken, steak and pasta dishes, looking at Asian-inspired street food and brilliant Moroccan flavours, putting together great salads and so much more. And these are some of the quickest and easiest meals Jamie's ever done.

These recipes have been tested and tested to ensure that this book is a reliable companion for you and your family. Jamie's 15-Minute Meals is far and away the most balanced and exciting everyday cookbook out there –this book will knock your socks off.

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Just announced, Volcanic Kitchens: Come and Join Us is the winner of 2012 NZ Gormand Awards “Best Photography Cookbook”!

This stunning book has heaps of gorgeous images, and great recipes! A coffee-table book with 158 recipes and over 170 photographic images of the Volcanic Plateau, including landscape, food, culture and people.

Rotorua photographer Gerhard Egger enjoys capturing the visual nuances of his home region as only someone who’s lived there appreciates: the autumn reflections in the lake of St Faiths Church at Ohinemutu; the white peak of Mt Ngauruhoe spiking from orange tussock; a farmer feeding an orphaned lamb; the school calf day; weekend sports. But his large collection of photographs of the Central North Island has remained largely out of view to people locally – he sells most of his images overseas.

Then the idea came to combine photography with his other great passion and past profession, food. Gerhard decided that keeping it ‘local’ provided an opportunity to celebrate and showcase not only his images, but the talents and personalities of the region. He enlisted the help of his partner Henri (Henrietta), set about collecting, cooking and photographing many of the recipes, and Volcanic Kitchens is the result.

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Create mouthwatering wonders with Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo. If eating Omelette Piperade during summer picnics by the Seine sound good to you, this is the cook book you want. At a whopping 288 pages, this book is not only beautiful but FULL of recipes!

Rachel Khoo is cooking up a selection of classic French dishes from all over the country and giving them a fresh makeover with her own modern twists. From a Croque Madame muffin and the classic Boeuf bourguignon, to a deliciously fragrant Provencal lavender and lemon roast chicken, Rachel celebrates the culinary landscape of France as it is today and shows how simple these dishes are

Little Paris Kitchen makes a great Christmas gift! Check out our full range of Cooking Books today!

World renowned kiwi chef Peter Gordon is releasing a new recipe book titled, Everyday, in early October!

Using easily sourced ingredients and simple methods, Peter has created over 170 dishes that demonstrate his passion for innovative flavours and textures in an everyday setting.

The sections, including breakfast and brunch, light meals and salads, pasta, rice and noodles, tea trolley and desserts, are complemented by sumptuous photography from Manja Wachsmuth, making Peter Gordon Everyday the stylish answer to eating well, every day.

Peter Gordon Everyday is releasing in early October, pre-order now and save 20% off the RRP!