Food and Drink

If even just one place were to open in a big city, and start offering decently priced, unfussy French bistro classics, they would become gazillionaires in a matter of weeks

The original great European cookbooks may be filled with recipes that we no longer use, but they take us back to the past in a poignant way

What might be most enamouring about the gourmet bistro in Trondheim is that it doesn’t share the ludicrous prices of some of its more famous Scandi counterparts

A Leave-voting fisheries owner from the red wall was invited to praise Brexit – but told the channel it had been a disaster for his business

The world’s second-biggest annual beer festival, surprisingly, takes place in Blumenau, Brazil’s ‘garden city’

Claimed to have aphrodisiac effects, Italy’s most iconic dessert was born inside the brothels of Treviso to ‘refuel’ clients

One of the highest places of worship in Europe, a cathedral in south-central France happens to be the perfect place to cure fine pork

The annual grillfest in the city’s market square – held in the depths of winter – is an extraordinary, baffling event

The most interesting tale of the Michelin Guide in 2025 is about a chef who doesn’t want to be in it

No, the Hawaiian has nothing to do with Italy. But yes, it is delicious

Manchester pop-up Humbug is using the meat from just one animal - Maraschino the Red Poll cow

Rather than take part in a fad, consider spending the month eating produce from regenerative farms

There will be more sushi and Middle Eastern flavours, Mexican dining will hasten - and Nando’s could start to wane

Colourful stories abound of how local vintners deceived and humiliated German troops in occupied France. But the truth is rather more complex

We are, slowly, finding our footing when it comes to what we put on our plate

In recent years Panettone, Italy’s iconic fluffy traditional Christmas cake, has seen many twists on its traditional flavour

For anyone who cares about animal suffering, it should be a no-brainer that eating intensively farmed turkey is unethical

If I close my eyes in rainy Britain, I'm back in my local café in Toulouse

Even before Gregg Wallace ended his own career, the time was ripe for a change. Here are four names who could shake things up

It isn’t just London any more and it isn’t just Iberian chefs cooking

The old artisanal baker is not as prevalent in France as you might think

The inheritance tax debate is a little more nuanced than you will read on social media

If Umbria is hailed as the heart of Italy, then its capital, Perugia, is the heart of all things chocolatey

Despite the new globalised name, speculoos, thankfully, still taste like home

Red tape stopped up to 250 UK cheeses from making it to the judging in Portugal

Restaurants like this tapas bar rarely exist in Britain. People are too reluctant to live

The social club in heart of London’s Little Italy is a cornerstone of working-class Italian culture but is faced with the threat of closure

For well over a decade, Beaujolais Nouveau day was a British obsession. How did an unsophisticated bottle of plonk become big business?

Only bookable by phone or postcard, this London bistro is heaven to anyone of the Luddite persuasion

The buttery, flaky pastries have been a breakfast staple for nearly 200 years. Now they’re being remixed

The water is beloved thanks to its saltiness and the fact that it is a distinctly natural alternative to booze

In the high season Alba is a frenetic, whirling fungal infection of a time