Lezards, assemble!
A family celebration calls for a giant rib of beef. Clear the kitchen and hand me my oven gloves…
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School catering firms make millions while children eat Bad Pie
The quality of school meals has been falling dramatically in the cost-of-living crisis – and the proof is in the…
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Jane Austen’s subtle food commentary
The lack of domestic detail in the author’s worlds leaves much to chew on.
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Politicians are what they eat
Their food choices tell us more than speeches and sound bites ever could.
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Ah, baking, the only hobby I’ve really stuck to
On Good Friday, I rose at 4.30am with certainty: today was a day for hot cross buns.
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Fruitcake has long been a part of British celebrations
And it will be at my wedding.
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In my shopping basket I see a feast of brown
I have become more dependent on the staples of Englishness.
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The changing face of Lent
It has suited our capitalist, secular economy to relinquish the fasting but keep the feasting.
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The Seventies kitchen re-revolution
The decade that gave us the chicken kiev and butterscotch Angel Delight is back.
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How Instagram killed British food
Slop for the brain, slop for the tastebuds.
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The return of the boozy, leisurely lunch
There is a particular pleasure in scuttling off to the local dive with its carpeted loos and well-worn chairs.
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The pumpkin is not just for Halloween
At last, we are learning how to utilise this glorious vegetable.
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A digested history of British protein and its strict social hierarchies
The macronutrient has a physiological role as well as a cultural and commercial one.
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Do we still need salt?
The feted mineral’s long and storied history with humans is evolving once more.
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The secret history of strawberries
They are the perfect summer fruit – and the kitchen can’t improve on perfection.
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The Ozempic effect
Magic Pill, Johann Hari’s study of the rise of diet drugs, sheds light on our deeply dysfunctional food culture.
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Breaking sugar’s hold makes culinary pleasures even sweeter
Having reset my relationship with sugary food, I’m no longer led by my sweet tooth.
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Not all memorable meals should be photographed
At a Tennessee breakfast spot, I was so ashamed by the scale of what I was about to consume I…
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The wild, herby comforts of nettle soup
The lip-tingling foraged food is an ancient reminder of our right to live off the land.
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Could ultra-processed food be the new smoking?
A global study of nearly ten million people has shown the physical and mental health risks of UPFs.
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