4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (850+ words) A football fan who combined Scottish and Brazilian dishes is seeing his culinary creation become a surprise hit, as the two nations prepare to face off at the World Cup. Retired engineer Jimmy Main, 75, brought together haggis and coxinhas, a…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (566+ words) Testing Sicilian cannolo recipes is quite the side hustle for an Italian corporate lawyer, based in Shanghai, and a Holborn-based GP. How did it happen? “I was living and working as a lawyer in Shanghai and I simply could not…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (689+ words) If you’ve ever found yourself happily eating a meal, only to suddenly feel repulsed halfway through, you’re not alone. A growing number of people have taken to social media to describe exactly this experience with chicken, dubbing it the “chicken…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (460+ words) Polpette al sugo — meatballs in tomato sauce — is gradually replacing burrata as the go-to easy starter in London’s fashionable restaurants. Meatballs have, of course, been a regular dish here for decades, but traditionally arrived with spaghetti in Italian places — Ciao…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago   (301+ words) Not every book must be a dazzling display of linguistic acrobatics So it proves: shopworn is the word. But not every book must be a dazzling display of linguistic acrobatics. Though the novel follows the calamities that present themselves ahead…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (876+ words) Shopping | ES Best Home | Books Scrolling through my social media feed, it’s impossible not to notice the sheer volume of people who have made food the centre of their creative lives. This year feels like the year of the food…...

7+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (837+ words) An unlikely pantry cupboard staple is having a moment on TikTok: tinned sardines. In recent months, the slimy, silvery fish have become prolific on social media — an apparent shortcut to weight loss and gleaming skin. Gen Z influencers and fitness…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (377+ words) 2025 has been a fine old year for culture, with highlights aplenty on screen and London stages alive with incredible performances. But let’s face it, there’s also been a lot of crap. Absolute junk on which we’ve frittered away our precious…...

10+ mon, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) Oysters make a wonderfully indulgent offering on Christmas day: there's something brilliantly theatrical about presenting a platter of them that immediately signals a sense of occasion. They create a moment of ceremony before the main event. Rick Stein: When people…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (196+ words) Consider the full English. And jacket potatoes. Two of Britain’s culinary traditions and for good reason: they’re the best of simple cooking. But the two together? That is to say, a cooked breakfast in a jacket potato? Not part of…...