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Pasta for the People

A joyful cookbook for pasta lovers
By Imogen Royall
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Pasta for the People is a delicious collection of fuss-free pasta recipes from your favourite chefs and recipe creators. Pasta is comfort—easy, familiar, endlessly satisfying. But too often we get stuck in the loop of the same recipes: a trusty bolognese, a jar of pesto, the... Read More
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The new pasta playbook, reimagining pasta through modern recipes and a generous pinch of joy.

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Pasta for the People is a delicious collection of fuss-free pasta recipes from your favourite chefs and recipe creators.

Pasta is comfort—easy, familiar, endlessly satisfying. But too often we get stuck in the loop of the same recipes: a trusty bolognese, a jar of pesto, the reliable carbonara. What if pasta could be more?

This book is an invitation to rethink pasta: to explore fresh flavours, global influences, and unexpected pairings that bring new joy to the table. From their home in Cumbria, Northern Pasta Co. has pioneered spelt pasta made from British grains, and in their first cookbook, they share recipes of their own alongside favourites from celebrated chefs and food creators, including:

Max La Manna's Zesty Radiatori Summer Salad

Olia Hercules's Rigatoni from Napoli via Genoa & Odesa

Izzie Cox's Miso Gochujang Pumpkin Rigatoni

Helen Graham's Tomato & Tamarind Gigli

Tom Jackson's Slow-cooked Courgette Casarecce

Saliha Khan's Desi Meema Rigatoni

From sauce-hugging shapes to bold, flavour-packed combinations, these recipes prove pasta is never boring. It's time to fall in love with it all over again.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761501418

Publisher: Murdoch Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 May 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Murdoch Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 708g

Pages: 192

Collections

Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Imogen Royall New Release Cook Books Non-Fiction TV & Celebrity Cook Books

About the Author

Imogen and Matt are a husband-and-wife duo on a mission to reimagine pasta with British grains. Northern Pasta Co. began in 2022 when Imogen, working at a local artisan bakery, discovered the flavour and feel of British spelt and how different it made her cooking and eating. Inspired, she and Matt teamed up with a dedicated farmer and miller to create a pasta recipe that honours the grain, the land it's grown on, and the meals we share around the table. From their home in the Lake District, they now craft their pasta slowly using traditional artisan methods. Pasta for the People is their first book, a joyful celebration of what pasta can be.

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