Could Graham Tweed’s kettles be the best and most beautiful in the world?
Graham Tweed is a British entrepreneur who has run manufacturing businesses in metal works for over 35 years. From housewares to hinges, his love of sculpting ...
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New saucepans – the miraculous French Ingenio set
It’s not often I really wax lyrical when it comes to kitchen equipment (alright, the prep-a-lot and the silicone saucepan lid are exceptions to this). Mostly it...
Tom Stephens on Wobblegate Cider
I knew I’d be in the Brighton area for a day or two, and so I began researching to see what sort of foodie delights there might be to explore while I was there....
Prickly pears – how to eat them, what to do with them
Prickly pears are also known as Indian figs or nopales, and their scientific name is Opuntia ficus-indica. The plant is a cactus originating from central Americ...
16 foodie discoveries for visitors to Sardinia
From a foodie’s point of view Sardinia is an island of the marvellous and the unexpected. There is the exotic, for example, the simultaneously sweet and bitter ...
Alistair Shearer on the cuisine of Kerala
My daughter and I arranged a trip to Southern India just before Christmas last year, finishing with a flourish at a five-day wedding ceremony, A hectic year had...
Abida Husna on breakfast in Mysore and the best places to eat in that city of palaces
We were very lucky to have been shown around Mysore food market by Abida Husna, of Royal Mysore Walks – Aabi was by far the most interesting, knowledgeable and ...
Sauce Vierge by the Rule of Fives
The key ingredients of this French sauce vierge are olive oil, lemon juice and chopped tomato and basil. Sometimes the oil is infused with a little dry fried, a...
The eccentric guide to eating in Lincoln, plus a couple of unusual places to stay
“There was a breathless hush as Sean Raggett’s header floated towards goal. An excruciating few seconds as the technology calculated whether it had crossed th...
Know your flat whites from your cortados… your lattes from your cappuccinos… The low-down on coffee
Last week I had to get up very early and fly to Newcastle. I got to the airport, thankfully in good time; and in time, thankfully, for an essential injection of...