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Wine: Something for the weekend?

Saturday, 8 May 2010

How to cook outside this summer (weather conditions permitting)

Friday, 7 May 2010

From Italian pizza ovens to teppanyaki hotplates, Simon Usborne takes tips from the experts

6 skills every cook really needs

Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Basic kitchen tasks can be the trickiest to get right. Holly Williams finds out how to get perfect results every time.

Watercress: Best of the bunch

Wednesday, 5 May 2010

It’s been upstaged in the kitchen by fashionable rocket leaves. But now we’re rediscovering the peppery pleasures of watercress

Locals are doing it for themselves

Tuesday, 4 May 2010

In rural areas across the country, pubs have closed down, stilling the beating heart of communities. At the weekend Byron Rogers witnessed a refreshing change in his village – and pints are being pulled once again

Old-school Thai: Skye Gyngell's authentic Asian recipes

Sunday, 2 May 2010

The best cooking in Thailand is found on the streets – simple, vibrant and bursting with extraordinary flavour. And if you want to recreate that authentic taste, it's best to take matters into your own hands

The day I cooked like the best restaurant on earth

Saturday, 1 May 2010

Denmark's Noma has been named the finest place to eat on the planet. Unprepared to wait in vain for a table (or fly to Copenhagen), Christopher Hirst tried its recipes at home

Party politics: Mark Hix serves up sensational snacks to keep you going through election night

Saturday, 1 May 2010

Next Thursday's election is the most wide-open for years, which means that many more of us than usual are going to be staying up half the night to find out who has won. But if you are going to be glued to the box until the small hours, you'll need some nourishment to keep you going, so this week I have devised simple snacks that you can eat on your lap while you're watching the results.

Anthony Rose: 'Does David Cameron's 'DIY' manifesto for the Big Society require you to mix your own drinks?'

Saturday, 1 May 2010

Election night looms, so it's time to vote for a party – any party, frankly, as long as it involves drinks of celebration and consolation. I couldn't possibly condone getting tanked up for the polling station, however much you might need it, but a Passion Fruit Margarita might help improve on the poor turnout of the last two general elections.

Wine: Something for the weekend?

Saturday, 1 May 2010

My fiery encounter with the world's hottest chilli

Friday, 30 April 2010

Andrew Buncombe: In north-east India grows a pepper so fiery the military could be using it as a weapon. So what does it taste like?

Eat, drink and be merry: Festivals to tempt foodies

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

There are festivals to tempt foodies all summer long. David Graham and Fiona Roberts pick the tastiest.

The secret world of the taste makers

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

They travel the globe seeking out authentic flavours – then synthesise them to create ready meals, bread and crisps

On the agenda: Encounters International Film Festival; Ben & Jerry; Selfridges; The Sitcom Mission; Un-Convention Factory

Sunday, 25 April 2010

We're off to Macclesfield to make an idiot of ourselves – then loading up on ice-cream!

Watch this spice: Skye Gyngell's Turkish delights

Sunday, 25 April 2010

Just add the spirit of the souk to a handful of herbs from the garden for a scintillating taste of Turkey. Skye Gyngell shows how...

Grain of truth: Mark Hix gets creative with rice

Saturday, 24 April 2010

I keep all sorts of different types of rice in my larder, as I'm never sure when I might need a quick handful of red camargue or vialone nano to create a dish. There are countless types of rice available in the shops these days – and each has its own uses and needs to be cooked in a certain way. For example, basmati is far too delicate a rice for making a risotto; don't even try it, or you'll end up with a right old bowl of mush...

Why the cheese knives are out

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Brie or stilton? Cheddar or comt�? British or French? Few foods arouse such fierce tribalism. Tim Walker reports from the cutting edge of the fromage affray

The hard men - and women - of cooking

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Iron Chef is a fast and furious TV cook-off that makes 'Masterchef' look tame. The US version has viewers hooked. Will we love it too? By Gerard Gilbert

Let there be light: Skye Gyngell's soft, subtle spring desserts

Sunday, 18 April 2010

As the weather gets warmer, the desire for heavy, warm desserts diminishes – all that is needed now is a little sweetness to complete a meal. Forced rhubarb is still just about around and the beautiful alphonso mangoes from India carry us over until more fruit is available here. Soft spring goat's cheese is in its prime and, served with a spoonful or so of honey, crosses the bridge perfectly between cheese and dessert. All the recipes here are simple and quick to prepare.

Mark Hix's fresh raw dishes

Saturday, 17 April 2010

Use this season's freshest ingredients just as they are, says Mark Hix

Anthony Rose: 'The silver lining of Bordeaux 2009 is the plethora of wines soon to be offered in the £10-£25 range'

Saturday, 17 April 2010

Hyperbole is such a natural accomplice to each new Bordeaux vintage that the "vintage of the century" clich� is now routinely trotted out at the slightest sign that the new claret might at least be drinkable. The problem with crying wolf is that when a once-in-a-lifetime vintage does come along, how do you sort the hype from the reality and recognise its quality?