Food

How to make a classic French omelette – recipe | Felicity Cloake

It’s odd that in English we have only one word for a dish as multifarious as the omelette, which is used for everything from a solid Spanish wedge of...

UK’s ‘not for EU’ meat and dairy labelling plan postponed indefinitely

Government plans to force food manufacturers to put “not for EU” labels on all meat and dairy products...

Jacob’s Creek, Campo Viejo … the wines I grew up with are suddenly as relevant as Blue Nun

It was one of those “have you noticed the police are getting younger?” moments. A sudden realisation of...

Georgina Hayden’s recipe for charred corn, chorizo and avocado

While corn on the cob is an autumn staple in our house (my girls love finding new flavours...

Rahel Stephanie’s secret ingredient: pandan

Pandan, thought to originate from Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, is used across south-east Asia. It has a vanilla-esque aroma,...

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...

Have pastry-making methods changed? | Kitchen aide

The short answer is no. How you make pastry now is most likely similar to, if not exactly the same as how it was...

From kimchi to kombucha, it’s easy to ferment at home. Here’s all the kit you need

The theory is simple: fruit and vegetables (and grains and milk, but fermenting those is more complex) contain natural bacteria which, when deprived of...