I finally made it to Books for Cooks located in Notting Hill. Such a quaint bookshop that was founded in 1983 by Heidi Lascelles. The shop offers plenty of titles catering to any and all cooks, chefs, and cookbook connoisseurs a like. With a few trinkets and knick knacks scattered around the shop, the selection of cookbooks, vintage or otherwise was quite impressive. Unfortunately at the time of my visit their cafe located at the back of the shop was closed and the test kitchen for cookery classes or workshops, located upstairs, I assumed was closed as well. On a side note, the first test kitchen cook was Annie Bell who has since become a renowned food writer and cookbook author. Among the supporters was Clarissa Dickson, the future English celebrity cook best known as one of the Two Fat Ladies, along with Jennifer Patterson from the English television cooking programme, and her original offer to look after the shop one afternoon turned into a four year stint. A lovely place to sit a spell and delve into culinary literature, linger over cookbooks and mull over countless recipes. A recommended visit however for more information about Books for Cooks visit their website: booksforcooks.com