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How an Italian lawyer and London GP are taking Italian baking global

1+ day, 8+ hour 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…...

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Ninja Crispi Pro review: Is it the future of air fryers?

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (966+ words) Shopping | ES Best Home | Home & Garden | Kitchen Appliances In the crowded air fryer market, is there truly space left to innovate? Apparently so. The original air fryer purveyors, Ninja, recently launched an upgraded version of their popular Ninja Crispi product…...

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The chicken ick: Why we get repulsed by food we love

1+ week, 2+ 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…...

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Alexandra Dudley shares three recipes perfect for an easy dinner party

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (562+ words) A self-confessed "serial dinner party host, Alexandra Dudley has written three cookbooks, with the latest, Come For Supper, out now, published in early March. A specialist in helping those eager to host, Dudley has long provided tips and tricks on…...

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Meatballs have replaced burrata as London's go-to Italian dish

3+ week, 5+ day 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…...

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The Reservation review: Read it for the delicious people, not the prose

1+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

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Galvin La Chapelle to host new series of collaboration dinners with star chefs

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (386+ words) Phil Howard, Judy Joo and Natty Can Cook are among five top chefs set to join Jeff and Chris Galvin for a new collaboration series in 2026. Galvin Restaurants announced in the Standard today a programme of dinners designed to "celebrate…...

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Eight top chefs share their favourite recipes for Pancake Day

2+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (391+ words) Thin or fluffy, rolled or risen, pancakes come in all shapes and sizes and everybody has their way come Shrove Tuesday. For many, it's hard to look beyond the gentle simplicity of a traditional crepe, a buttery batter stretched to…...

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The must-read food memoirs of 2026

2+ mon, 1+ day 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…...

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Gordon Ramsay urges Brooklyn to "remember where you came from" amid Beckham row

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (626+ words) Gordon Ramsay has urged Brooklyn Peltz Beckham to "remember where you came from" as he weighed in on the public fallout between him and his parents Sir David and Victoria Beckham. The celebrity chef told the Sun newspaper he "loves…...