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Summer rain clouds bring a berry nice bonus
Clare Latimer takes advantage of a bumper crop of blackberries and cooks up a delicious dish to bring a little cheer to our grey summer
I HAVE just got back from a few weeks in Cornwall and in the last few days ... > more |
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Katana, London WC2
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The Rock Garden, London, WC2
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Fire & Stone, London, WC2
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Bank Aldwych, London, WC2
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Make haste while the sun shines – have a picnic!
Clare Latimer rustles up some light and easy-to-prepare food to enjoy before, during or after a summer stroll across a park
I AM amazed by how many people pour onto Primrose Hill on a fine... > more |
Thought the fad had fizzled out? Red Lambrusco is back! - LAST week’s launch by Marks & Spencer of Autentico, a sparkling red Lambrusco from Italy, has certainly ...>more
Prosecco - high-class fizz from Italy’s hills - THE calendar reads summer.
But the dark clouds and continuous rain, often accompanied... > more
On the road with fine food to boot - IF you go on holiday soon in this country and need a meal the moment you arrive, then here is the perfect answer. >more
Scoop the cream of Cornwall a lot closer to home - ABOUT 30 years ago Rachel Roskilly asked my parents and me to taste some ice cream she had made in...>more
Riot of colour at counter-culture scene - CAMDEN Market is a world-class tourist attraction and London’s premier spot for music and gigs. It is also...>more
Quality coffee takes more than an instant - MAKING coffee is a simple task: take a cone-shaped object with perforations in the lower part... > more
Sweet smell of success - VIN Doux Natural (VDN), naturally sweet wine, is not well known in the UK. Mainly produced in the Languedoc and Roussillon ...>more
The wobbly way to a healthy summer starter - I HEARD a discussion on the Today programme about architects building jellies. They were talking about ...>more
Gourmet delights in a handy bag? Look no further than this - SUPPORTING small-scale local farming is considered a noble objective and is something many of ...>more
New departure for station concourse - SOMETHING strange has happened to St Pancras International. It’s not only the new gateway to Paris, it’s also a ...>more
Dig for victory in the kitchen - I WAS lucky enough to go to the Chelsea Flower Show this year and the one display that stood out for me was the vegetable garden.>more
Good things come in small parcels - I WAS asked to attend a cookery lesson at La Cucina Caldesi cookery school in Marylebone Lane this week, so with curiosity ...>more
Fishy tales from around the world - JAY Rayner has an enviable job.
The restaurant critic, whose words on food entertain readers of the ...>more
Cornish delight - sun, sea and superb food - WITH your eyes shut, imagine staying in a tiny cottage tucked into a corner of a harbour village in the depths of Cornwall...>more
A little of what you fancy does you good - I WAS shocked to read that the Camden Sustainability Task Force is considering a recommendation to reduce the...>more
Blazing a trail with the produce of Poland - POLISH food is good” proclaims a sign above the door of the Red Pig deli. It is a simple claim, but one which might have...>more
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig... PIG farmers are having a terrible time at the moment because of the price rise in animal feed. In the near future the price...>more
Corks pop as the spring collections get a tasting - SPRING is in the air and there are wine tastings everywhere. Morrisons, the supermarket chain with stores in ...>more
Waste not, want not and buck the throwaway trend - WITH prices of food going up due to fuel increases and the price of wheat going through the roof, I think we ...>more
Indulge in a little culinary pod casting - I WAS in the fruit and veg shop in Primrose Hill the other day and was shown a box of fresh tamarind. Phil gave me a pod to ...>more
Portuguese wine is coming of age - AT Lord’s, the home of Middlesex Cricket Club, 100 Portuguese wine producers and importers gathered for Wines of Portugal...>more
Getting back to idealist foundations - IT'S all at the Co-op trumpeted an old TV advert – a sentiment that was clearly shared by the enthusiastic young woman... > more
Fruity talk to get you in the pink - LAVENDER, my little grey chicken, was very poorly last week so I went to Sesame, the ever-popular health shop in Regent’s Park... > more
Taking stock of organic flavouring - ENLIGHTENED shoppers will know the name Marigold. Three million tubs of their bouillon powder were sold last year.>more
Cheat and prosper is Delia's myth - I HAVE now seen three of Delia’s cooking programmes (BBC2 Mondays) and they really got my blood boiling. All the...>more
Ingredients from the Tube - Two years ago youthful chef Oliver Rowe created a stir when he opened gastro pub Konstam at the Prince Albert. He vowed to source...>more
Get a little taste of the good life- I went to Freightliners Farm in Sheringham Road the other day to buy some corn for my chickens and to my surprise I discovered ...>more
Being small is not always beautiful- PETER Marks has been baking bread and cakes at the Alexis Bakery (272 West End Lane, NW6), since the 1980s. He took over ...>more
Why Delia is cheating her readers- AFTER four years in retirement, Delia Smith has returned. Her book, How to Cheat at Cooking (Ebury Press £20), claims to ...>more
Sugar and spice and a flavour of paradise - BEQUIA is a little island jewel located one hour’s flight west of Barbados. It’s a perfect “rescue remedy” in the winter...>more
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