Galton Blackiston is one of Britain's best-kept culinary secrets. Widely acclaimed throughout his much-loved home county of Norfolk and highly rated by his fellow chefs (Delia Smith and Simon Hopkinson among them), he embodies the very best of British cooking. Using the freshest ingredients to create simple yet stunning dishes, Galton consistently wows diners and critics alike.

Delicious, easy to make and unpretentious, the mouthwatering recipes in Summertime are all evocative of the warmer months and transform straightforward meals into something truly special.

Whether it's an irresistible breakfast of warm crumpets with blueberry butter, an impressive dinner-party dish of wild salmon, new potato and watercress terrine, or the perfect pork pie and homemade piccalilli to make that picnic memorable, the recipes are sure to inspire that summer feeling all year round.

Galton Blackiston has had a passion for creating fantastic food since he was a teenager. Along with his wife, he has run the Michelin-starred Morston Hall hotel and restaurant in Norfolk since 1992, where he is also head chef, and has appeared on the BBC's Great British Menu, Market Kitchen and Food Heroes.