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.

Join us in November as we don our lab coats and get all scientific with Nik Sharma's fascinating tome, Fundamentals of Flavor. The American chef and biologist shares recipes which showcase a variety of clever tips, tricks and cheffy secrets that will completely elevate your cooking. Take a look at the three recipes below to get a taste for what's in store.

In October members cooked from chef Marcus Wareing's ode to French cuisine, Marcus' France. We're sure sales of butter and garlic must have soared throughout the month!

This month's winner is Jessica Richardson with her French onion soup (or just 'onion soup' in France, we assume!). It's exactly the sort of thing we all want to eat at this time of year.

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.