Looking for a Christmas gift for the aspiring chef in your life or just to improve your own kitchen knowledge? Russell Alford and Patrick Hanlon, food and travel writers at gastrogays.com and Sunday Times Ireland restaurant critics, joined Matt on The Last Word to discuss their favourite cookbooks of 2022.

Russell and Patrick's Choices:

Blásta book series

Bake by Graham Herterich

Ballymaloe Desserts, Iconic Recipes and Stories from Ireland by JR Ryall

The GIY Diaries by Michael Kelly

Motherland by Melissa Thompson

Red Sauce Brown Sauce by Felicity Cloake

Middle Eastern Food Made to Share by Mezze

Simply Chinese by Suzie Lee

Live Fire by Helen Graves

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