I might be hopelessly late to the party, but I’ve just made the discovery that my local library has a cookery section. Having spent the last year shuttling between adult fiction (ground floor) and the children’s library (basement) , the reference department on the first floor has been unchartered territory until now. I ventured up there last week though, looking for a book on Turkey, since I visited magical Istanbul this year and wanted to read more about the country. Heading towards the travel section however, I was sidetracked by several shelves full of books on everything from breadmaking to vegan Christmas food, and my quest for travel books was quite forgotten.