Roughly two hours pass between my initial email and our first Zoom chat — on a Sunday, no less. I skip the post-gym shower and pop on a baseball cap, because I’m not sure when the opportunity will present itself again. After more than two decades of espousing the benefits of vertical farming around the […]
Teen leaving the nest? Give them a taste of home with these recipes
Ease your child’s start at university with tasty low-budget recipes that are easy to makeLast week, I experienced something I’d been dreading since my daughters came into the world: my first-born leaving home for the first time. I’ve experienced such a…
From fringe to mainstream: how millions got a taste for going vegan
First, it was a fad. Now, as meat consumption falls, it’s part of everyday life … the unstoppable rise of the plant-based dietIt says something about the gathering momentum of veganism that last week it breached not one but two bastions of British culi…
Pick of The Bunch: rising stars as chosen by independent importers | David Williams
The best of an unusual and surprising selection made by a group of independent British importers, known as The BunchTanners Douro Red, Douro, Portugal 2018 (£8.80, tanners-wines.co.uk) The fraternity of seven British independent wine merchants known as…
Fadiga, London: ‘The pasta is bloody lovely’ – restaurant review
Tiny Fadiga is a wonderful place to let your hair down in SohoFadiga, 71 Berwick Street, London W1F 8TB (020 3609 5536). Starters £8-£12, mains £9-£18, desserts £8-£9, wines from £25I knew there was a point to my ludicrous hair. It’s this review. Becau…
Italian rice cake and allspice chicken: Yotam Ottolenghi’s rice recipes
Two exciting ways with rice: Italian rice cake, and allspice chicken and rice with dill and yoghurt. Plus a cucumber crunch salad with curried cashews to serve alongsideI find it hard to write about rice without using the word “versatile”. It’s overuse…
Matthew Carver’s melt-in-the-mouth cheese recipes for autumn
Stilton-stuffed prunes, lancashire aligot and pecorino squash spätzle – warming savoury dishes that will have you coming back for more These fruity, cheesy, bacony snacks are hard to beat – think turbo-charged pigs in blankets.UK readers: click to buy …
The Tories should take back control of food supply policy | Letter
Kate Howell says the value of sustainable producers and independent retailers needs to be recognised and supportedYour report from the Tory party conference cites Liz Truss’s view that the government is not responsible for food shortages in the shops (…
Cocktail of the week: Doña’s zamna – recipe | The good mixer
A Mexican take on Disaronno using a Mayan liqueur made of fermented honey and rum – perfect for an autumn eveningI first tried xtabentún, a Mayan liqueur made with fermented honey and rum, in La Riviera Maya on the Yucatán peninsula, and loved it immed…
Alpha Paw brings in $8M to carve out its niche in the pet wellness space
Alpha Paw offers pet products for dogs and cats like food and supplements that are customized with pet breed in mind.