Food

How to cook the perfect aloo bhorta

Bhorta is, Kolkata-native chef Asma Khan explains, the Bengali pronunciation of the Hindi word bharta, meaning mashed – it’s an important distinction, too, because, although spiced mashed vegetables, seafood...

Nigel Slater’s recipe for coffee cream liqueur trifle

A hybrid of trifle and tiramisu, this is one for lovers of creamy puddings. Give the sponge fingers...

Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for Sri Lankan-style aubergine and black eye bean curry | Quick and easy

Today’s recipe takes great liberties with the base for the classic Sri Lankan aubergine pickle, wambatu moju, in...

Rukmiini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for Sri Lankan-style aubergine and black eye bean curry | Quick and easy

Today’s recipe takes great liberties with the base for the classic Sri Lankan aubergine pickle, wambatu moju, in...

Taxing times for wine lovers

Equilibriste Chenin Blanc, Loire, France 2023 (£8.99, Waitrose) I’m not sure if Rachel Reeves is a wine lover....

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...

‘You don’t need animals to make real meat’: the man who grows chicken in a lab

I’m looking at the future. I have to squint: it’s a slight opaqueness on the surface of a conical flask of clear liquid, being...