Our main course arrived heavy and somewhat intimidating, and left picked completely cleanEarlier this month, a kind-of Turkish ocakbaşı opened on a corner in London’s Soho. The brains behind Kid are chef Sertaç Dirik and...
Read MoreFrom the blissful threat of ‘death by chocolate’, to a book made of sponge and the lemon drizzle to end them all, these are the bakes that left the biggest impressionsThe Sorting Hat sponge I made for my son’s Harry Potter party...
Read MoreCans of tuna, sparkling water and an old torch – if the end of the world came for me now I’d struggle, but it’s hard to know how to prepare for an unknown threatIt’s been three weeks since the government advisory urging us to...
Read MoreSoaring fish prices, labour costs and changing tastes all spell bad news for Britain’s chippies. Is this the end for the seaside staple – or will a few innovators succeed in keeping them alive?One day in 2007, Darren Sudlow...
Read MoreOnce central to rural life, cafe-bistros are closing in the face of depopulation and falling alcohol consumption, but campaigners are seeking new ways forwardIt is just past noon on a midweek day, and already every table at Au...
Read MoreWhether it’s soft serve or sorbet, gelato or fro-yo, the Ninja Creami Scoop and Swirl is a faff-free way of making all your favourite frozen treats• The best ice-cream makers for your homeFor me, ice-cream isn’t only for summer....
Read MoreCustomers seeking greens at one Berlin outlet are dealing with some very local supply chains indeedWalking into the Felix Thomas REWE supermarket in Lankwitz, Berlin, customers are immediately presented with a choice of greens:...
Read MoreThe coffee and cream pudding has always been popular. But now it’s inspired a dedicated cafe and countless products, from drinks to ice-creams to buns. What’s behind this big cultural craving?When Giancarlo Fanigliulo opened...
Read MoreIt has become common for people to wait in long lines for cafes, bakeries and ice-cream shops. But why? And what do the owners think?At 9.45am on a warm Saturday in September, a queue snakes down the pavement in Notting Hill,...
Read MoreThoughtful, clever cooking that errs on the side of tastyAmid all the bunting and hoopla of the platinum jubilee back in 2022, you may well have missed that Colchester, Britain’s oldest recorded settlement, got an upgrade from...
Read MoreInstagrammers have upended the British restaurant scene, and amassed followings in the millions. But has their moment already passed?In 2017, two aspiring YouTubers going by the name Topjaw published a video posing the London...
Read MoreThe first genuinely cool thing to have happened in Borough Market for agesA Turkish-Cypriot meyhane, which translates roughly as “wine house”, has slotted in upstairs at the Globe Tavern in Borough Market, south London. Any cab...
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