The Best of the Hairy Bikers - by The Hairy Bikers (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

**NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**

Drawing on the Hairy Bikers' hugely popular series of cookbooks, this is a definitive collection of the best-loved recipes from the nation's favourite cooking duo.

For over two decades, Si and Dave have shared their love of food with the nation, enthusing and entertaining millions with their books and TV shows. Now, The Best of the Hairy Bikers brings together over 120 of their most admired, talked about, and cooked recipes in one place.

With dishes influenced by the Bikers' culinary travels to variations on British classics, this collection is full of easy-to-follow recipes to help you cook wholesome and flavourful meals at home. With chapters on snacks and soups, pasta and pies, as well as traybakes, curries, roasts, puddings and more, there is sure to be something for everyone.

So, be inspired by The Best of the Hairy Bikers - the perfect way to celebrate Si and Dave's incredible contribution to British cooking.

Please note the recipes in this book have been previously published in other Hairy Bikers publications.

The Hairy Bikers were no. 1 bestsellers in the UK, Sunday Times, w/c 17 March 2025.

About the Author

With their unique blend of tasty recipes, cheeky humour and irresistible enthusiasm, the Hairy Bikers are Britain's favourite food heroes. Born and bred in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers' versatile skills have taken him to some unusual places. He worked in a steelworks as a student, to finance his studies in Fine Arts, and later joined the BBC as a make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics. Si King hails from North East England and is a big, blond bearded biker with an infectious laugh. He worked for many years as an Assistant Director and Locations Manager for film and television.

Si and Dave met on the set of a TV drama in 1995 and have been cooking and riding together ever since. They have published over 30 cookbooks, including Our Family Favourites, Everyday Winners, Veggie Feasts and One Pot Wonders. In 2012, the boys shed more than six stone between them on the TV show The Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight and launched a publishing phenomenon. They have also published an acclaimed autobiography, Blood, Sweat & Tyres. Selling in excess of 6 million copies of their books TCM, Si and Dave have entertained and inspired with their innovative publishing for nearly three decades.

Dave Myers tragically passed away on 28 February 2024, following a battle with cancer.