Food

Heston Blumenthal fears watching TV series The Bear could trigger bipolar episode

Heston Blumenthal has said he fears that watching the high pressure depictions of kitchen life in the TV series The Bear could trigger a bipolar episode.The restaurateur and TV...

Nigel Slater’s recipe for orzo, smoked mozzarella and thyme

If I could choose just one dish for a cold autumn evening, it would be this calming, gentle...

Nigel Slater’s recipes for a teatime fruit cake and an orange and almond layer cake

An urgent need for cake. An old-fashioned one, studded with dried fruit, or perhaps a slice of something...

Cocktail of the week: Corrochio’s espresso martini de olla – recipe | The good mixer

Café de olla is a Mexican breakfast staple made from coffee brewed with spices, orange peel and piloncillo,...

Ravneet Gill’s recipe for tinned cherry bakewell pudding | The sweet spot

There’s something comforting about a bakewell-style pudding. After I had my son Donnie, I’d pop one in the...

‘There is no doubt I have appetites. I like my dinner. And my lunch’: Jay Rayner on food, diet and cooking at home

When I was eight or nine years old, my mother told me I had “the Greenspan arse”. I knew she meant it fondly. John Greenspan,...

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for sweet potato falafel with harissa mayo and pickled cabbage | The new vegan

Purists will rightly take issue with me calling this a “falafel”, because it isn’t made with dried chickpeas and then deep-fried to achieve a...

Cocktail of the week: Nipperkin at Nijū’s menta – recipe | The good mixer

This take on the mojito has been a staple on our menu since day one at Nipperkin. It’s delicate, light and refreshing, and simplicity...

How to make the perfect blueberry pie – recipe | Felicity Cloake

One of the great revelations of my recent trip to the US was the quality and variety of sweet pies – from California to...

Crab and corn risotto and fig tarte tatin: the Unruly Pig’s late summer gastropub treats

Given the choice, I always choose crab over lobster, and I think most professional cooks would do the same. Fresh crab offers the best...

Cocktail of the week: Swift’s campino – recipe | The good mixer

With a generous pour of blanco tequila, this staff favourite draws inspiration from Campinos, those strawberry and yoghurt sweets that are now discontinued in...