Whether it’s news about the comings and goings in the Cook Book, family news or events in St. Just and area there is always something going on.
We opened The Cook Book 9 years old ago on 5th April 2003, never expecting to be here for the start of our 10th season.
A huge thank you to all our guests over the years for your wonderful support, and to all the fantastic staff who have made and keep making it happen. Read the rest of this entry »
The new roof looks fantastic.
All-weather team
The Scaffolding is dismantled ...
... to reveal our beautiful new roof and windows
From the Plen an Gwary
Christmas Fair 3rd December 2011
The brain child of our neighbours in the new and brilliant St Just Art and Crafts Gallery next door to the Cook Book, we look forward to welcoming you to our first Christmas Fair with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie.
In The Cook Book we’ll have a number of stalls offering beautiful work by Bosorne Leatherwork, Helen Jay Pottery, Evocative Cornwall and others, as well as genuine book bargains and Julie Chapple’s scrumptious mini Christmas cakes and rum truffles.
Tea, coffee and cakes will also be on sale. Read the rest of this entry »
The Cook Book will be closing daily at 4.00pm from Monday 5th September.
A mixed bag of weather, with some brilliant days and others with cloud as thick as a bag and down to about 200 feet, which isn’t so good for people on holiday – St Just is over 300 feet above sea level. But it’s great for cafe-bookshops, so is rain and we’ve had several damp and dreary days outside, while inside there’s been a terrific atmosphere, lots of people, conversation flowing, laughter echoing and our lovely staff keeping the food and drinks flowing smoothly, at the same time there’s been a steady stream of people up and down the stairs for books. Read the rest of this entry »
Penanwell
Walking down to Cot Valley
It just has to be first!!
The Cook Book 'dressed overall'
We hadn’t really thought about Friday 29th until Bronwen Rowland asked us what we were doing to celebrate, about three days before the happy event. Unimpressed with, ‘Nothing,’ she then suggested that we host a ‘street party’ and set about organising people, food and drink, and told me in no uncertain terms to make sure that we had the bunting out … Read the rest of this entry »
It was in November 2002 that Philippa said, ‘Let’s run a book-café,’ and changed our lives dramatically.
We opened The Cook Book on Saturday 5th April 2003. Eight years on and we are still enjoying ourselves, still welcoming old friends, still meeting new ones. Many of our guests come back year after year. Many newcomers are surprised and delighted to find a café-bookshop in the most Westerly town in England.
A huge thank you, one and all, for your wonderful support over the years. Read the rest of this entry »
Newsletter 2/11 has the press release from Cornwall Council. As you can imagine, we are absolutely delighted to have been given this award. It is very much a tribute to Becca Vosper’s management of the café and to her sourcing of local suppliers. We really appreciate all her hard work. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s good to be open again after a 10 day break with our Canadian family at the beginning of January, and then slogging hard to refit during the remaining three weeks.
We are, as always, delighted to see so many old friends back, to see The Cook Book full, hear the buzz of conversation, to answer queries about books, to know that it’s the start of another year, our ninth since we bought the place in January 2003. Read the rest of this entry »
The Cook Book is open every day all year round except for 2 - 3 weeks during January when it closes for the annual refit. Details are always given in the newsletter.
Summer Holidays 10am-5pm
All Other Months 10am-4pm