The Pepperpot Diaries: Stories From My Caribbean Table by Andi Oliver

The Pepperpot Diaries: Stories From My Caribbean Table is Andi Oliver’s first cookbook. It presents Caribbean cookery through a mix of traditional and new recipes, alongside the ingredients and flavours that shape the region’s food.

Key details

• Author: Andi Oliver
• First cookbook by the author
• Combines traditional and new recipes
• Draws on ingredients and flavours from across the Caribbean
• Includes travel in Antigua as part of the author’s journey

Synopsis

The ingredients used in Caribbean cooking are presented as part of a wider story, shaped by cultural influences, history and legacy. The book brings together handed-down and contemporary Caribbean cuisine, highlighting cherished ingredients and vibrant flavours from across the region.

Through her travels in Antigua, Andi Oliver shares a personal account of reconnecting with the food she grew up eating and reflects on identity and heritage. It also considers what the future might hold for Caribbean cookery, looking at the past, present and direction of the cuisine through the food and the people encountered along the way.