Curious Absence of Chickens

''Sophie Grigson has written twenty odd excellent cookbooks, but I think this is the best of them. It is her first book for a decade and was obviously driven by a real love of her subjects, which are Puglia, people and food. It is witty, informative, fascinating and stuffed full of recipes you want to cook.'' Prue Leith

''Puglia is a region I wanted to get to know intimately, to understand...