'Acutely observed, poignant and beautifully written…Slater tells his heartbreaking story with great subtlety. The theme of food and love is a fascinating one and I have never seen it better handled' Daily Telegraph ‘Toast is an astonishing book … [Slater] is a superb writer who can cook sublimely rather than a cook who can write. It is one of the great autobiographies of the past few decades’ The Times 'Few, if any, food writers engender such affection as Nigel Slater. He evokes time, people and place with…unmatched sensuous energy…Extraordinary' Observer ‘[A] touching odyssey through childhood tastes, treats and tortures’ Sunday Times 'A talent for prose as simple and pleasurable as his recipes’ Sunday Telegraph 'Moving, funny and finely crafted, it's a real gem' Independent 'It achieves a remarkable freshness…[and] reveals a gift for doleful, Alan Bennett-like comedy' Guardian ‘It’s bitter-sweet, it’s a book to be consumed in a single sitting, a book that slips down really nicely. However you want to put it, Toast is delicious’ The Oldie ‘An ingenious and touching treat’ TLS ‘This touching memoir proves [Slater] is more than a cookery writer. Its emotional impact will touch a chord with many’ Sunday Mirror