As the year draws to a close, it's time to do a run-down of some of the best cookbooks produced this year. As ever, we have a particular focus on the books created by the people behind London's great restaurants.

A well known London chef and cookbook author has been accused of plagiarism by a New York chef. Elizabeth Haigh, who runs Mei Mei in Borough Market, published her first book Makan this summer. Publicity materials for the book stated: "rising star Elizabeth Haigh draws together recipes that have been handed down through many generations of her family, from Nonya to Nonya." It won great reviews from Nigella.

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Badly need to update your home cooking repertoire? Here's our pick of the best new cookbooks.

It's the time of year when we start to hear about all the exciting recipe books that are coming out in time for Christmas. But one in particular, From Beder's Kitchen, stands out so far.

It's a charity cookbook which has gathered together what sounds like a superb collection of recipes from people in the food world. Those who've taken part include a veritable who's who of restaurant folk like Gordon

Great food can be an enormous source of comfort, and the author of a new cookbook hopes not only to provide the people who buy it with great dishes to cook, but also raise funds for those in need.

Community Comfort, is the brainchild of Caribbean food expert and activist Riaz Phillips. He's roped in the services of an incredibly impressive group of friends - all People of Colour - in the food world to provide recipes for the book. The aim is

Stuck at home but wish you could be heading to one of your favourite restaurants? Why not try some of their best recipes yourself? With that in mind, we've rounded up some of the best cookbooks from the past couple of years from London's restaurants...

Still searching for last-minute presents? Whether you're dashing down to your local bookstore or - ahem - doing a quick online shop with a rather large retailer, here's our pick of what any self-respecting foodie would love to find under the Christmas tree this year. 

 Autumn is always a bumper time for cookbooks - and this year has seen some really inspired and eclectic titles. There’s certainly plenty to put on your Xmas present list, so here’s our roundup of the best.

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