Food & Drink

Perfect produce, great flavours … so why the glum face? En route to The Feathered Nest in Nether Westcote, Oxfordshire, I remembered that the cool thing to say about the Cotswolds is that they are awful. A bucolic establishment bolthole ...

In the battle against obesity, UK eateries have been asked to cut the calories in their dishes by 20% by 2024. Is this a good idea – or will it ruin our favourite restaurant meals? L ast March, Public Health ...

Cadbury’s Easter promotion has been criticised for encouraging children to eat hundreds of chocolates – and then there’s the row over their attempt to get kids active Name: The Creme Egg hunt. Age: The season starts in January and runs ...

Pizza nutrition | Obituaries v the news | Non-circular walks with a car | Breakup songs What has pizza done to deserve being listed as “junk” food? (Eat better, feel better, G2, 18 March). It’s a dough made with olive ...

Rare creature found at the mouth of Murray River in South Australia A rare giant sunfish has washed ashore at the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia. Linette Grzelak posted a picture on Facebook of the sunfish, which ...

St Patrick’s Day should not be the only excuse to make this incredibly comforting dish of buttery mash and greens – here’s how to make colcannon perfectly Colcannon, like Irish stew, is one of those dishes so synonymous with the ...

Cute and delicious, these cupcakes will go down a treat – and are great fun to make These are fun to make and look cute, as well as tasting delicious, with bursts of raspberry combined with the chocolate. Prep time: ...

No-carbers have brought about an unexpected renaissance for the cauliflower as a basis for flour or rice – while some claim it can be a substitute for meat You wouldn’t think there was much space to innovate with a cauliflower. ...

Len: People argue whether the Spanish or the French invented this dish.Alex: They’re missing the point. Both versions are delicious. Make food, not war. Len Deighton is the author of the Action Cookbook and French Cooking for Men (HarperCollins) Continue ...

‘What we stick in our mouths matters to our mental health,’ says a leading light in this new field. So what should we be eating? Felice Jacka’s work showing that junk food shrinks the brain was motivated by personal experience. ...