A feast in every sense
After reading Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating, you might, as I did, sit for a bit wondering what a…
Christmas cookbooks
New books by Raymond Blanc and Pierre Koffmann retell the truth that British food came back from the brink. If…
Apples for our eyes
Apple Day, on 21 October, is a newish festival, created in 1990, by the venerable organisation, Common Ground. Intended to…
Food of love
Modern Britain scratches its head over children who are overfed, not underfed, while guilt-ridden mothers stand accused of feeding children…
Food of love
Modern Britain scratches its head over children who are overfed, not underfed, while guilt-ridden mothers stand accused of feeding children…
Woolton’s war
In wartime the housekeeping is a nightmare. While fighting Napoleon in Spain the Duke of Wellington sent an infuriated letter…