The simplest artefact can spark as much emotion as gold or grand monumentsA find of ancient fruit baskets – still with their plump doum fruits inside – attracted headlines last week. Around 2,400 years old, they were discovered off the coast of Egypt a…
Nigel Slater’s recipes for couscous with apricots, and mozzarella with tomatoes
Ripe fruit and a crisp herby topping for summer saladsFirst thing in the morning, while the kettle comes to the boil, I turn the fruits that have been slowly ripening on a white dish on the kitchen counter. Each fruit – a peach, an apricot or nectarine…
Burnt Orange, Brighton: ‘Delivers on its smoky promise’ – restaurant review
Heat-blistered dishes raise the temperature at Burnt Orange in BrightonBurnt Orange, 59 Middle Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1AL (01273 929923). Starters £4-£10, mains £8-£19, desserts £4-£7, wines from £22Brown foods are the best. We know this. Br…
Avoiding recipe regret: how to record and revive your family recipes
Food looms large in family. But how can you prevent treasured family recipes from being lost to time?Lisa Goldberg still experiences regret when she thinks about recipes from her aunt she wasn’t able to record. “My aunt was the best cook … [but] I only…
Australia’s v2Food aims to expand its plant-based meats to Europe and Asia with €45M raise
V2Food is one of many new contenders in the alternative protein space, founded in Australia but now setting its sights on Europe, Asia and beyond. It has a few key advantages over the competition, and with €45 million in new funding it may be finding its way to plates in the Eurozone soon. The company […]
Plant-based cereal startup OffLimits pours $2.3M into new products
For Emily Elyse Miller, founder and CEO of OffLimits, launching during a global pandemic was “interesting to navigate,” but in the end, worked out.
Hydroponic farming startup Just Vertical cultivates growth at home
The indoor growing industry is starting to scale. Farms that utilize hydroponics and traditional greenhouses have started to become integral parts of our food supply chain.
Alcohol linked to more cancers than thought, study finds
Imperial College London researchers also find that drinking coffee protects against liver cancerConsuming alcohol increases the risk of getting more cancers than previously thought, according to a major study, which also found that drinking coffee pro…
The ‘queen of vegan cheese’ wants to change the dairy industry
Miyoko Schinner has been on a years-long quest to make tasty vegan cheese. Now she wants to help dairy farmers switch to plant-based farmingMiyoko Schinner calls herself “the queen of vegan cheese”. The chef, activist and author wrote the 2012 book Art…
The Egton Bridge gooseberry show – in pictures
Giant berries arrive in egg boxes and the champion wins by a fraction of a gram at the 220-year-old Yorkshire competitionYorkshire gooseberry competition returns with 85-year-old taking top prize Continue reading…