Honey

Timeless recipes from a beekeeper’s kitchen

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In this sticky celebration of honey from bloom to plate, Amy Newsome offers a glimpse into the craft of beekeeping and the remarkable world of the honeybee, with enticing recipes straight from a beekeeper’s kitchen. Here, curious cooks will find new takes on familiar favourites, much-loved historic traditions and modern plates with honey at their heart.

A fundamental part of human existence for over 10,000 years, honey fresh from the hive has inspired generations of cooks to dream up delicious dishes and drinks both savoury and sweet. Get stuck in with tempting recipes, from Saffron and Apricot Honey Buns to Smoked Lime and Honey Chicken, Eucalyptus Honey Granita and a Mezcal Margarita to wash everything down.

A love letter to good food, good honey, and the bees that make it – this is an ode to the simple pleasure of cooking with honey for your artisan kitchen.

Text is extracted and updated from Honey by Amy Newsome.

About Amy Newsome

Amy Newsome is a cook, gardener, garden designer and beekeeper based in London, UK. She runs woodland feasts and supper clubs where she cooks over fire using botanicals and artisanal honeys. Amy’s recipes have featured in publications such as OFM, FT Weekend and Bloom and she has appeared on Sunday Brunch, Olive Magazine’s podcast and Jamie Oliver’s Cookbook Club. Amy has designed gardens for The British Museum and RHS Chelsea Flower Show and she has grown vegetables for Raymond Blanc, organic grower Anna Greenland and trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Her first book, published by Quadrille in 2023, won the Guild of Food Writer's Award for Specialist or Single Subject Cookbook.

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