Food & Drink

Brighter times are just around the corner, but for now cooking is still all about comfort It has been a week of comfort eating – the result, no doubt, of a combination of things: lockdown, a hungry gap and damp ...

Salted duck eggs, curry leaves and chilli? In fact these tastes are sensational I did not purposely start eating really strange-flavoured chocolate this week; it just happened. Someone, at some point, had told me about Fossa Chocolate from Singapore and ...

Compared to France, Spain and Italy we know relatively little about the different wine regions of South America, but it’s time we started to explore them properly De Martino Gallardia Cinsault Itata, Chile 2018, £14.95, The Great Wine Co When ...

MPW was the first of the rock ’n’ roll chefs, and many followed in his flaming footsteps Matt Tebbutt remembers exactly where he got his copy. “I found it in Whiteleys in Bayswater,” the chef and TV presenter says. “I ...

They say opposites attract, and that certainly applies to the marriage of sharpness and creaminess in this citrussy cheesecake My relationship with grapefruit has greatly improved over the years, and I’ve come to love and appreciate its refreshing tartness. While ...

Two impressive 12-minute meals for four: a fusion stir-fry with cauli as a healthy sub for rice, and an Indian-inspired spinach and cheese frittata Since starting MOB Kitchen in 2016, we’ve had one consistent piece of feedback on our recipes: ...

A whole head of broccoli provides the base for this delicious match-up of pasta with spicy, zesty, Middle-Eastern flavours I could write a (short) cookbook on how to incorporate a whole head of broccoli into a meal. It’s the one ...

Reliable rhubarb spans the ‘hungry gap’ with a tangy rhubarb and lime jam squashed into a cheese toastie, and a refreshing cold dessert soup topped with mint sugar and cream Whatever else is happening in the weather or the world, ...

A spicy-sour broth with rice that’s like a south Indian take on Thai hot-and-sour soup, and a bulgur and mussel stew spiked with tangy yoghurt In the shellfish popularity stakes, mussels are not as revered as lobsters or oysters, but ...

The knobbly bits, stems and leaves of celeriac often get discarded, but the whole plant is edible, so long as you know how Celeriac is a notorious vegetable, known for its ugly appearance and gnarly, rough and pockmarked exterior. Its ...