The Sportsman at Home by Stephen Harris

The Sportsman is nothing short of an institution. Now in its 25th year, Stephen Harris took over a rundown pub on the Kent coast in 1999 and turned something ordinary into something extraordinary with his pared-back style of cooking, earning (and retaining) a Michelin star, as well as being named the UK's best restaurant multiple times. It's a cult classic both adored by professionals from all over the world, and a truly beloved, unpretentious local. Organised into chapters by occasion - Baking and Making, Posh Dinners, Not So Posh Dinners and Christmas, to name a few - Stephen captures the imagination for simple cooking with his love of seasonal, local produce, and scholarly, much-lauded approach to putting flavour first in the easiest, most effective ways.