Upside Down Cooking

Simple one-pan dishes like you've never seen them before from social media sensation @dominthekitchen.

In 2023, food writer and events manager Dominic Franks posted his recipe for a simple upside-down onion tart: "I gave it my twist, filmed it, uploaded it and went to bed." The next day, Dom woke up to over 1 million likes and one hundred thousand new followers—just like that, his hit Instagram series Cooking Upside Down was born.

A year later, Dom has a growing audience of over 650k followers, who tune in for his witty banter, yummy recipes, and stay for the tantalisingly delicious results. He has a reach of 9 million, and regularly gets up to 4 million views per video. In his first book, Upside Down Cooking, Dom shares 80 recipes for his upside-down creations, as well as sides, desserts, and everything else you need for a feast.

Now, more than ever, readers want recipes that are delicious, impressive, and easy to make, with no fuss and minimal washing up. Upside Down Cooking shows readers how to lay out ingredients all in one pan, cover with puff pastry and other delicious toppings, and bake to gloriously golden perfection for show-stopping results. Dom puts his own twists on classic recipes—think beetroot tart tatin, spiced plum pudding or upside-down chicken pot pie—giving you the confidence and know-how to remix classic one-pot dishes for yourself. Simply layer, bake and flip, and you'll be turning out show-stopping one-pot dinners in no time at all.