Food and drinks shortages continue to make British headlines. The latest product that could run out this summer is beer. Pubs and restaurants in the UK could face a shortage of beer over the last weekend of August, which is...
Telling if your eggs are bad can be an issue. Unlike most foods where it's pretty clear if they’re past their best from a quick whiff or through their appearance, eggs can prove more challenging. It’s all too easy to...
Making ice-cream brings me pleasure like little else. There is something magical about transforming fruit puree, some melted chocolate or a simple custard into a bowl of softly whipped, tooth-cold ice-cream. I often make some when I have a gaggle...
Coca-Cola announced this week that it will be changing the recipe for Coke Zero Sugar with the hope it can get the beverage to taste as close to regular, full-sugar, Coca-Cola as possible. Although Coke was not specific on what...
After the year that we’ve all endured, it’s hard to believe that 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of when we first opened the doors of Pied à Terre in Fitzrovia, central London. To mark the occasion, we’ve come up with...
Cadbury has announced the launch of three new chocolate bars, available in retailers for £1.49 right now. Fans can vote for their favourite bar to be crowned the latest Dairy Milk bar to join the iconic range. The new chocolate...
Although my restaurant columns have taken on an increasingly taut, Pollyanna-ish “I’m just glad to be out of the house” tone over the past three months, I think Bar des Prés in Mayfair has finally broken me. It was somewhere between the...
Caciocavallo is a formaggio a pasta filata, or stretched-curd cheese, and part of the family that includes mozzarella, scamorza, provolone and halloumi. To make it, cow’s milk curds are kneaded and stretched by hand in hot water until they look like a...
I’m finally rediscovering aubergine after being left scarred by 1970s abominations of moussakas. Any tips on making it not squeak when you eat it? Katie, Highlands “I was never a big aubergine fan,” sympathises Neil Campbell, head chef at Rovi in London. “The skin was always an issue for me:...
Asparagus doesn’t look the most appealing, especially if you take into consideration the fact that it produces byproducts that give your wee a rotten smell. Lots of people find asparagus bland, but it can be transformed into something delicious if...
