Containing over 500 recipes ranging from exotic concoctions to everyday essentials, this book reflects Lady Fiona Hannon's time spent travelling through Africa, India, Europe and America, picking up local culinary specialities and unusual cooking techniques. In addition to the many hints and tips she gives, the author includes evocations of her childhood - the Buckingham Palace Brownies, for instance - as well as the many places and personalities she has known and the inventive cooks who have shared their recipes with her.