TV's first foray into a cooking show featured a man who wasn't even professionally trained as a chef. Still his legacy has stood the test of time.

"Mary at 90: A Lifetime of Cooking" is the tv show that rides shotgun - or should that be icing gun? - with a new book to celebrate the Dame's 90th birthday and she shows no signs of slowing down.

The warm, bubbly, and ridiculously knowledgeable chef Samin Nosrat taught me how to cook. Her James Beard Award-winning book, Salt Fat Acid Heat, doesn't just list recipes but teaches readers the ...