Food (UK) Claire Ptak and Henry Dimbleby's Leon Happy Baking cookbook review: 'A godsend for amateur bakers'The Telegraph - By Jack RearHenry Dimbleby, the man behind Leon Restaurants, and Claire Ptak, the baker who created the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding cake, collaborated to write Leon Happy Baking (Hachette UK, £16.99, out
Food (UK) If you're cooking on holiday, don't forget to pack these blueprint recipe ratiosThe Telegraph - By Stephen HarrisAt this time of year, a lot of us who cook experience the same sinking feeling. I am talking about that first look around the kitchen of the place where you are going to spend the next week or two. It
Food (UK) How to create fabulous summer kebabs, from Persian saffron chicken to halloumi with fennelThe Telegraph - By Diana HenryAt first, I didn’t think kebabs were all they were cracked up to be. They started to appear at British barbecues in the 1970s: specially bought metal skewers, threaded with chunks of lamb and squares onion
Food (UK) Apples, grapes and golden rapeseed oil: celebrating 90 years of Leckford Estate, the Waitrose farmThe Telegraph - By Amy BryantIf you’re a Hampshire-based, tea-drinking, cake-loving gardener with a penchant for nicely packaged biscuits and old-fashioned apple juice, chances are you have visited the Longstock Park Farm Shop and
Prosecco The 9 refreshing prosecco cocktails you need to make this weekendThe Telegraph - By Susy AtkinsThese refreshing prosecco cocktails are perfect for enjoying on warm days. Best of all, you can make them with store-cupboard staples. A mouthwatering, lip-smacking, tangy citrus froth. Pop one heaped
Food (UK) Meghan and Boris love it, so what's so special about Tignanello, the 'flash' new wine status symbol?The Telegraph - By Tomé Morrissy-SwanWhat do Boris Johnson, the Duchess of Sussex and a very successful former Manchester United manager have in common? Not much, on the face of it. But they do share a penchant for one thing – red wine. specific
Food (UK) Meera Sodha's vibrant vegetarian and vegan dishes inspired by the cuisines of AsiaThe Telegraph - By Meera SodhaHuge numbers of people are choosing to eat a more plant-based diet, whether for political, environmental, ethical or economic reasons. But, a few years ago, many recipes being touted for vegans weren’t
Food (UK) How to take the stress out of a dinner party with do-ahead dishes by James RamsdenThe Telegraph - By Amy BryantThe chef James Ramsden is a proponent of do-ahead dinners, and for good reason. Starting out in 2010 as an enthusiastic cook hosting supper clubs for strangers in the home he shared with his sister, he
Food (UK) Stephen Harris's secret to creating the best restaurant? It starts with imitating your favourite meal...The Telegraph - By Stephen HarrisIt wasn’t until I came to answering it that I realised the email I had just received was unusual. The owner of a gastropub in the North had written to me to ask for advice on how he could make his business
Food (UK) Are you ready for cheeseboarding? We try the new Instagram trendThe Telegraph - By Helen Chandler-WildeHave you seen what the influencers of Instagram are up to now? Tired of posing for selfies while out for a spin in the Lamborghini, or with armfuls of designer shopping bags, or in the pool as they sip
Vodka Chernobyl vodka: is it really safe – and would you drink it?The Telegraph - By Pip SloanFor many, the words, “Would you like a shot of vodka...," will be answered with a prompt and assertive, “No”. Throw in “...from the Chernobyl exclusion zone” and one imagines the reaction would be even
Food (UK) A seafood celebration at Whitstable's iconic Wheelers Oyster BarThe Telegraph - By Francesca RyanIn July, the seaside town of Whitstable on the north Kent coast celebrated its most famous produce at the annual Oyster Festival. Serving them up in Guinness tempura was local institution, Wheelers Oyster
Food (UK) The superfoods in your garden: why foraging for weeds can be good for your healthThe Telegraph - By Tom OughThe photographer brakes. We have reached the end of a treelined country lane and are about to turn on to a B road. Miles Irving, the forager in the passenger seat, is out of the door before the car is
Food (UK) A sensational Sicilian feast to make this weekend, by Angela HartnettThe Telegraph - By Angela HartnettIf I could choose two places to visit in Italy, I’d always opt for Emilia-Romagna, where my grandmother was from – and then for Sicily. Palermo is fantastic, but my husband, Neil, and I tend to stay in
Food (UK) How to cook summer courgettes, from truffle-laced soup to zesty carpaccioThe Telegraph - By Stephen HarrisWhen I was younger, my mother would regularly try to persuade us children that marrow was delicious. It would follow a familiar pattern: a neighbour would give her a marrow and, having grown up during
Chocolate 10 convincing health reasons you should eat more chocolate: from lowering your risk of depression to helping you lose weightThe Telegraph - By Andrew Baker and Pip SloanIn times of stress, times of sadness, times of celebration, happiness, boredom, Friday night, any night – many of us turn to chocolate to put a smile on our faces. And now it's been proven by science,
Food (UK) 'He has a big appetite!': Inside the cosy Italian restaurant loved by Boris Johnson and Carrie SymondsThe Telegraph - By Tom OughI’ve never eaten in a restaurant adorned with pictures of myself, but I imagine it would be an off-putting experience. That said, it hasn’t put Boris Johnson off Mamma Mia, the cosy Italian restaurant
French Food Why I'm returning to French food and cooking it more than everThe Telegraph - By Diana HenryAt fifteen I was already a good cook. At home we ate seasonally; not because it was a trend, it was simply the only way you could eat. There were no supermarket chains in Northern Ireland then. You bought
Food (UK) Go for the supper, stay for the show… the rise of pre-theatre diningThe Telegraph - By Hilary ArmstrongCelebrity chef Jason Atherton deserves a standing ovation for reviving pre-theatre dining, a sub-branch of hospitality once considered little more credible than a student union bar. Since June, the globetrotting
Food (UK) Watching the cricket in Edgbaston? The best places to eat and drink in Birmingham, chosen by chef Glynn PurnellThe Telegraph - By Madeleine HowellGlynn Purnell is the chef-proprietor of the Michelin-starred Purnell’s Restaurant in Birmingham, as well as Purnell’s Bistro and Ginger’s Bar in the city. “Birmingham is home to some incredible family-run
Food (UK) Aperol spritz cocktail recipeThe Telegraph - By Stevan Paul• Pour the Aperol over ice cubes in a highball or wine glass. Add the slice of orange and the wine. • Fill the glass with ice-cold soda water or sparkling mineral water. Recipes from Dining at Dusk by
Food (UK) A short history of summer pudding: the best thing to come out of hospital foodThe Telegraph - By Stephen HarrisWhen I was 10 years old I had to spend six months in hospital after a car crash. I had two broken legs, a broken arm and a few other bits and pieces that had developed some complications, and so I was
Food (UK) The best summer fish dishes, from grilled sardines to red mullet linguineThe Telegraph - By Diana HenryI’m surprised every summer by how much my appetite fluctuates. This isn’t just to do with how hungry I am (the heat can rob us of the desire to eat at all), but about the type of dish I want. The summer
Food (UK) In a tough time for pubs, what's the secret of Wetherspoon's success?The Telegraph - By Tomé Morrissy-SwanThey're often sneered at by snobs, but their success suggests that many of us have a dirty little secret – we love a good 'Spoons. From funky carpets and local historical tidbits to cheap beer and grub,
Food (UK) Best restaurants, cafes and pubs in BristolThe Telegraph - By Madeleine Howell‘The food scene in Bristol is awesome,” raves Peter Sanchez-Iglesias, chef-owner of the Michelin-starred restaurant Casamia, recently named among the UK’s top 20 at the National Restaurant Awards. Sanchez-Iglesias,
Food (UK) The A to Z of BBQ: from asado to zatar, everything you need to knowThe Telegraph - By Genevieve TaylorFrom ‘dirty’ grills to posh kebabs, and asado to za’atar... Genevieve Taylor sizes up this summer’s hottest new barbecue kit, trends and recipes, from A through to Z... Getting ahead of the game is the
Food (UK) What to cook in a heatwave: the best salads, noodles and chilled soupsThe Telegraph - By Pip SloanYou can feel it in the air; the sweaty, hair-frizzying, thunderstorm-inducing climate that signals a heatwave, set to hit the UK this week. Get your fans at the ready, and dig out your factor 50. Though
Recipes Tonight's dinner: Roasted aubergine with lemon salsaThe Telegraph - By Eleanor SteafelA dinner for those summer evenings when you can't face doing much more than chopping a couple of things up and bunging them in the oven. The lemon salsa is wonderfully tart and fresh and would go brilliantly
The British cherry season may be short and sweet but its history is ripe for a film scriptThe Telegraph - By Stephen HarrisIf this column were a film, it would begin with a close-up of a Roman soldier’s sandal as he marched through England. Every now and then he would spit out a cherry stone and kick it into the side of the
