The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club: October 2025
Welcome to the Great British Chefs Cookbook Club! Find out how it works, how to get involved and what prizes you can win.
The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club: October 2025
Welcome to the Great British Chefs Cookbook Club! Find out how it works, how to get involved and what prizes you can win.
Even with the vast number of recipes available on the internet these days, there’s nothing quite like leafing through a beautiful book full of recipes. It’s a medium that’s stronger than ever before, with cookbooks topping bestseller charts throughout the year. If you’re anything like us then you’ll have shelves upon shelves of them in your home – some kept in pristine condition, others earmarked, stained and scrawled over after years of use.
It’s this national love for cookbooks that has prompted us to start our very own cookbook club. Each month we’ll select a cookbook that we think stands out from the rest and ask you, the Great British Chefs community, to cook a recipe from it. We’ll publish a small selection of recipes on our site so, even if you don’t already have the book, you can still get involved and see how your cooking compares to everyone else’s. Apply to join the Facebook group here and take a look at this month's book (and recipes) below. We've also included the winning post from last month's book, as well as some of our other favourite entries.
This month's cookbook is Padella
This month we're cooking from Padella by Tim Siadatan, co-founder of the incredibly popular Borough Market fresh pasta restaurant. Tim's cookbook is a celebration not only of the eponymous London restaurant but also all things pasta. You can learn the secrets behind their beloved cacio e pepe, as well as (at long last!) the recipe for their beef shin ragù. And, for nights when you need something a little speedier, there are also plenty of recipes which use dried pasta. There are the basics – how to make a good soffrito, how to make stock – and more advanced recipes – linguine with wild turbot or branzino roe and lemon, for example. No matter your level, we're sure you'll find something to love.
Padella's pici cacio e pepe
Ricotta and pumpkin gnudi with crispy pancetta, sage and parmesan
Stracci with pistachio, mint and basil pesto
Last month's winners
In September we cooked dishes from FUSÃO by Ixta Belfrage, a book full of joyfully unconventional Brazilian recipes. A huge congratulations to September's cookbook club winner Harriet, who wins a prize. Take a look at their entry below, as well as those from our runners up!
Make sure you post photos along with commentary of the dishes you cook this month in our Facebook group to be in with the chance of winning.
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