His tips include recipes and instructions for traditional crêpes, American-style pancakes, and vegan pancakes, as well as advice on cooking gear, creative topping ideas, and recipes for using up leftover batter.
Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, falls on Tuesday, March 4 this year.
Sidwell advises using vegetable oil since it has a higher smoke point than butter, which may burn, and because it doesn't change the flavour of your pancakes the way olive oil would.
With Valentine's Day upon us, many have been left to wonder when Pancake Day is, the annual event that falls shortly after.
Why we celebrate Shrove Tuesday] When a frying pan isn't hot enough, it produces a rough, flat crêpe, thus people frequently discard the initial pancake.