Cooks & Books: Alexina Anatole for Sweet

Ever wondered how to make a dessert extra delicious? Look no further.

Alexina Anatole started her career on a trading floor in the City of London, but an obsession with food was always present. In the last year of her twenties she decided - after years of watching the show - that she was finally ready to enter MasterChef. Weeks of competing resulted in her reaching the final round of the 2021 season, coming runner up to champion Thomas Rhodes. The competition led her to realise that she might actually have a talent for cooking but, more importantly, it helped her to better understand her philosophy around food and flavour.

Now, Alexina, author of Bitter, joins us to talk & dish out tasters for Sweet: a guide to unlocking the secrets of sweetness.

Journeying through 10 shades of sweetness - including brown sugar, strawberries, peaches, honey, vanilla and bananas - Alexina reveals the tempting results that can be achieved by balancing flavour, texture and temperature.

With twists on the classics and exciting new creations, these 80 recipes offer comfort while also delivering bold, exciting flavours. Whether you love desserts or believe that you're 'not a dessert person', this inspiring cookbook is guaranteed to delight all.

"Sweet is such a joy. Alexina strikes the perfect balance between pleasure, understanding, a little science and really special, inventive, hungry-making recipes." ~ Mark Diacono, author of Vegetables: Easy and Inventive Vegetarian Suppers