Food (UK) The best places to eat and drink in Kent, chosen by Gary RhodesThe Telegraph - By Madeleine HowellRestaurateur and TV chef Gary Rhodes fronted the likes of Masterchef and Hell’s Kitchen in the early Noughties, followed by Rhodes Across India and Rhodes Across China. The 58-year-old learnt his trade
West Sussex The best places to eat and drink in Worthing, by Masterchef winner Kenny TuttThe Telegraph - By Madeleine HowellFormer bank manager Kenny Tutt was crowned winner of the BBC’s MasterChef by judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace in 2018. He credits his wife Lucy for her support (the couple have two young children,
Food (UK) Keith Miller reviews Emilia, London W1: superb food in an expensively neutral settingThe Telegraph - By Keith MillerNot many people seem to share my irritation at streets bearing the entire name, rather than just the last name, of whatever eminence they’re named after: James Joyce Road, Nyree Dawn Porter Boulevard,
Food (UK) A record-breaking year for English wine at global awardsThe Telegraph - By Tomé Morrissy-SwanIn a record year for homegrown wine, English producers have picked up an impressive 138 medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards. With three Best in Shows, four Platinums, four Golds, 85 Silvers and 42
Food (UK) The Square & Compass, Worth Matravers, Dorset, pub reviewThe Telegraph - By Nigel HuddlestonThere’s something fitting about the fact that the Square & Compass has devoted valuable drinking space to a fossil museum. It’s not just that the pub sits high on the cliffs overlooking Dorset’s Jurassic
Food (UK) British Sandwich Week: what are top chefs' favourite sarnies?The Telegraph - By Johanna DerryIf you’re reading this at lunchtime, chances are you’re munching on a butty while you do. Us Brits buy more than 3.5 billion sandwiches every year, spending more than £7.8 billion. That’s a lot of bread
Tonight's dinner: pasta with sausage and fennel recipeThe Telegraph - By Eleanor SteafelEasy, quick, and a real crowd pleaser of a pasta, with sweet, soft fennel and crispy nuggets of sausage. Use any pasta you like, though spaghetti works particularly well. Go for well-seasoned, herby sausages
Halloumi Carrot, halloumi and dill balls recipeThe Telegraph - By Sabrina GhayourRarely do you see carrots fried, so here I’ve combined them with halloumi to make these crispy little balls – perfect with drinks or as part of a feast. Probably one of the best things to have ever happened
Recipes Crunchy tofu salad with tamarind and miso dressing recipeThe Telegraph - By Sabrina GhayourI am a recent convert to tofu. It is an excellent carrier of flavour, and when combined with some carefully selected punchy ingredients – in this case, a crisp and crunchy salad base – it is perfect. a
Recipes Chargrilled spring onions with hazelnuts and lime and honey dressing recipeThe Telegraph - By Sabrina GhayourTraditionally we eat spring onions raw with bread and feta cheese as staple fare of the Persian table. Grilling them mellows out the oniony flavour, and intense charring works beautifully with the sweetness
Recipes Kale and cabbage kuku with pine nuts recipeThe Telegraph - By Sabrina GhayourCabbage is so underrated. I use cabbage in so many ways – from salads, rice and pasta to pies, stir-fries and so much more. This is a delicious take on the most classic of all the Persian kuku (frittata)
Recipes Sumac, tomato and garlic toasts with labneh recipeThe Telegraph - By Sabrina GhayourI’m obsessed with tomatoes on toast either in the Spanish style of pan con tomate or the Italian bruschetta. I used to make mini versions of these for clients as canapés, which proved so popular that was
Eurovision 2019 The ultimate Eurovision drinking gameThe Telegraph - By Leah HyslopIt's that glorious time of the year again. No, not Wimbledon, or Ascot, or London Fashion Week. I mean Eurovision. The cheesy pan-European sing-off is widely mocked, but us Eurovision veterans know that
Recipes Spiced lamb meatballs with sumac-roasted cauliflower and pomegranate recipeThe Telegraph - By Rukmini IyerThink about the best lamb kofta or kebabs you’ve ever had and you’ll have an idea of how flavoursome this dish is. The warming spices in the lamb work perfectly with the pomegranate and lemony cauliflower.
Recipes Roasted halloumi and bulgur wheat salad with avocado, mango and coriander recipeThe Telegraph - By Rukmini IyerThis is everything I want from a make-ahead meal: minimum effort on a Sunday, followed by a couple of days of colourful, tasty lunchboxes. Halloumi works so well with mango for a blend of sweet and savoury,
Recipes Vegan pecan and chocolate chip banana bread recipeThe Telegraph - By Rukmini IyerThis is one of the nicest versions of banana bread I’ve ever had and it’s perfect for vegans, or if you need an emergency bake and are all out of eggs and butter. If you don’t have a preferred vegan dark
Recipes Salmon fillets with vine tomatoes, beans and green sauce recipeThe Telegraph - By Sue QuinnThis is one of the best ways to cook salmon fillets – pretty much steamed, with just a few aromatics and vegetables. The green sauce is intense and punchy; perfect with fish, it’s also fantastic for lamb
Recipes Three-minute fish recipeThe Telegraph - By Darina AllenThis is the fastest fish recipe I know and one of the most delicious. It can be fun to mix pink and white-fleshed fish on the same plate, e.g. salmon and sea bass. Season the fillet of fish with some and
Food (UK) The V&A's FOOD: Bigger than the Plate – a funny, scary, intriguing and disgusting examination of the food cycleThe Telegraph - By Tomé Morrissy-SwanHuman cheese: not the most appetising of thoughts. If you were offered one of these funky stiltons at a dinner party, you'd be forgiven for responding with a whiff of scepticism. Yet a Heston Blumenthal
Tonight's dinner: smoky potatoes with feta and eggsThe Telegraph - By Eleanor SteafelAn easy mid-week supper which would work just as well as a lazy weekend brunch. Do your eggs as you like them. I like a crispy fried egg with this, but you could just as easily do poached, or crack the
All in the rind: how to taste cheese like a masterThe TelegraphI am marvelling at a colour-coded tasting chart filled with words to describe flavours at which even wine critic and queen of the flowery adjective, Jilly Goolden, might raise an eyebrow in surprise. into
Vegetarian National Vegetarian Week: the best vegetarian and vegan burgersThe Telegraph - By Pip SloanOne in eight people living in the UK are vegetarian or vegan, and up to a third of us are actively trying to cut down on our meat consumption. And if there's one thing that every veggie can agree on, that
Food (UK) The most wasted foods in restaurants, and what customers can do about itThe Telegraph - By Jack RearNo one likes the two slices of gherkin in their Big Mac and McDonald’s knows it. In 2013, the chain created an advert proving so. “Nah, You’re Alright”, was a heartwarming campaign depicting a young man
Recipes Field mushroom burgers with homemade brioche buns, sour cream and tomato relish recipeThe Telegraph - By Rose PrinceA perfect alternative to a meaty burger: fat baked mushrooms and eggy, buttery brioche. Place the butter between two sheets of greaseproof paper and bash with a rolling pin until it is 1cm thick. • Peel
Recipes Vegan Katsu tofu burger recipeThe Telegraph - By Gaz OakleyA healthier burger recipe made with katsu tofu and curried mayo. The crispy tofu is incredible, but you don’t have to deep-fry it – baking works just as well. Heat a deep-fat fryer to 170C or, if baking,
Recipes Aubergine burgers with tomato relish recipeThe Telegraph - By Valerie Berry• Cook the onion in the rapeseed oil for 10 minutes, until caramelised. Add the tomatoes and cook over a high heat for eight to 10 minutes, until soft. • Add the sugar, vinegar, lime zest and juice, paprika,
Recipes The ultimate vegetarian burger recipeThe Telegraph - By Anna JonesI played around with a lot of recipes before settling on this one, some full of bright herb freshness and grated veg, some packed with protein-rich tofu, and all were good, but what I look for in a burger
Food (UK) The truth about best-before dates: what do the labels really mean, and when is it safe to ignore them?The Telegraph - By Madeleine HowellA number of Britain's supermarkets are pledging to halve food waste by 2030, it was announced today. Retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Nestle are set to offer discounts on food that
Food (UK) Now that Aperol spritz is passé, what will be the drink of summer 2019?The Telegraph - By Jack RearThe Aperol spritz, a mix of Aperol, prosecco and soda, has been ubiquitous for the last few summers - but has the bubble finally burst? New York Times drinks writer Rebekah Peppler sparked controversy
