In lockdown, preparing a good meal was the focus of my day. But now I live alone, cooking feels bleak
Without a companion, the idea of preparing something decent and nourishing feels absurd, and even frightening.
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Lebanese wine is superb. After the Beirut explosion, we should all be buying it
In Lebanon more than elsewhere, wine and politics are always intertwined.
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The politics of the spice rack: Russia’s love of dill
Each jar and packet in the kitchen is part of a wider story, involving geography, culture and politics.
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The last days of Brick Lane
How Covid-19 is hastening the death of the British curry.
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The politics of the spice rack: habanero pepper
Each jar and packet in the kitchen is part of a wider story, involving geography, culture and politics.
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“Existential crisis”: how Covid-19 exposed the meat industry’s abuses
As the pandemic has swept the globe, it has passed with particular virulence through the world’s meat-packing plants.
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What MFK Fisher can teach us about how to eat with grace and gusto in a crisis
From eating less meat to baking bread to combat “bad thoughts”.
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The most interesting non-alcoholic drinks on offer, for when sense takes over from my love of wine
As the world of no- and low-alcohol (or “nolo”) beverages expands, there is even the odd palatable alcohol-free wine.
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