Borders can’t control grapes any more than they can control people – some of the best wines emerge when winemakers refuse to follow the rules
We are better off for obscure wines brought across borders to our table.
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Like any food writer, I’m only too aware of how images are used to sell dreams as well as dinner
Take the one-star Amazon review of one of my books: “I’m sure the recipes are perfectly useable but as a…
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Brexit could limit our access to foreign drinks – but then again, wine has a knack for surviving catastrophe
Our divorce from the EU will leave us, like characters in a Dantean parable, lapping frantically at a lake of English wine.
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The 2010s saw clean eating, small plates, veganism and the war on straws. What’s next for food culture?
Sandwiches, apparently. As well as trends ranging from the vague (“sour”) to the very specific (pea milk), say “experts”.
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If you are taking part in Dry January, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t drink well
That said, I view a month of abstinence from alcohol as little more than an irritating fad.
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The highs and lows of the Greggs vegan steak bake
On one hand, it’s an extremely delicious plant-based snack. On the other, the timing of its release is a disappointment.
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For Brits abroad, festive cooking can be challenging
Freda Palm Muyambo is the Mince Pie Lady of Lagos – a title the Botswanan-born food writer acquired quite accidentally…
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How London’s “nose to tail” eatery St John became an institution
Now 25 years old, St John is still “perhaps the most famous and influential restaurant in London”, according to Eater London’s…
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