The Duchess of Argyll | Fortnum & Mason shoppers | Bird spotting | Sugar content of jam
I assume that if the BBC drama about the Duchess of Argyll is screened (Report, 31 January) it won’t be billed as A Very English Scandal – divorce proceedings between a Scottish...
A dal buzzing with spices topped with sweet charred cabbage, guaranteed to revive you when you’re feeling sluggish
There are dals to comfort and dals to revive. Rasam is a reviver, the kind of thing I want to eat when I’m feeling sluggish. It’s thinner than your average dal,...
A twinkling 1940s Hollywood movie set that doubles as a glitzy brasserie
Almost everything about Brasserie of Light, a new restaurant at Selfridges in London, sounded atrocious. My mistrust of fancy restaurants hastily tagged on to shops is not unfounded. Who wants to pay top whack for a niçoise salad,...
Given the range of delicious options, why not find alternatives to your regular tipple?
I was chatting to a friend the other day and discovered that he only ever buys one wine (the Wine Society’s Duo du Midi at £6.25, in case you’re curious), works his way through it, then reorders....
Shunning the booze this month? Luckily, supermarket shelves are now stacked with tasty alternatives to keep you on the wagon
So how is it going for those of you who are doing dry January? Struggling? Getting bored with soft drinks? Although I’m not doing it myself (let’s face it,...
If you’re planning a Chinese meal to mark the beginning of the year of the pig, here are the wines to go for
China may be the most high-profile example, but it’s not the only country celebrating its new year next week: Korea, Laos and Singapore also mark the...
It’s just about putting a few quality ingredients in a pot and simmering it all for as long as possible
My chicken stock always ends up looking more like pale, insipid hot water than the golden stuff you see on TV cooking shows. Would I be better off buying...
Ditching Cereal
I love cereal for breakfast — to me it tastes like milk and cookies. Unfortunately, when I realized that it also has roughly the nutritional value of milk and cookies, I figured it was time for a change. Oatmeal seemed like a reasonably similar breakfast option, and although it...