Dominique Woolf's second cookbook due from PMJ in June 2024

Penguin Michael Joseph (PMJ) will publish The Asian Pantry, the second cookbook from Dominique Woolf, the winner of Channel 4’s "The Great Cookbook Challenge" with Jamie Oliver. 

Cookery publisher Dan Hurst bought world rights from Martine Carter at Sauce Management. It will be published on 20th June 2024.

PMJ said: "With over 80 recipes based around accessible ingredients that have big flavour at their heart, The Asian Pantry is the ultimate tool to creating truly simple and delicious Asian dishes from scratch, at home." Dishes are focused on household ingredients and include Vietnamese Cauliflower, Carrot & Potato Curry, Prawn & Chorizo Sweet Soy Noodles, and Korean-style Chocolate & Coconut Stuffed Pancakes.

The blurb reads: "Dominique has curated quick and easy recipes with the focus on the pantry (whether yours is a shelf, cupboard, drawer or just a collection of bottles and jars on your kitchen surface) as your greatest utensil. Combine your bottles, jars, chillis, spices and pastes with fresh produce to whip up gorgeous, mouth-watering meals in less time than it takes to scroll through a takeaway menu. It is stunning food cooked with minimal fuss. Big, vibrant, feisty flavours that transport you across the globe and that anyone can re-create."

Woolf trained at Leith’s School of Food and Wine, and is a food writer, entrepreneur, inspired by her Thai roots. Her first book, Dominique’s Kitchen was a number one Sunday Times bestseller, after she won Channel 4’s “The Great Cookbook Challenge” in 2022, a cookery reality show run in conjunction with Oliver and PMJ. She is also the creator of the award-winning The Woolf’s Kitchen chilli oils, sauces and pastes. 

Woolf said: "I am delighted to share my second cookbook with you, especially one that furthers my love of Asian flavours and shows how easy it is to create exciting flavour combinations using store cupboard ingredients. Not only are these recipes delicious, but also simple and achievable for even the busiest of home cooks... The Asian Pantry is a collection of recipes that I am really proud of, and I hope my readers love them as much as I do."

Hurst said: "Dominique’s incredible food is the solution to the question posed by busy cooks up and down the country every night of the week – what can I put on the table that’s quick, easy, economical and, most importantly, delicious?

"So many of us have a collection of half-used jars and bottles at the back of a cupboard and the recipes found in The Asian Pantry harness the transformative power of these vibrant ingredients to turn everyday lunches and dinners into meals that are both truly special and eminently achievable. These are recipes that are already on regular rotation in my own house and I’m so excited for the rest of the world to share in them too."