Food Essays

The Women Who Changed the Stars

For as long as there have been restaurants, there have been women cooking. Yet for much of modern gastronomy, you wouldn’t know it. The Michelin

Table Diaries

Mast-o-Khiar – A Bowl of Cool Quiet

Some dishes arrive like a fanfare, golden and glorious; others slip into the table with the grace of a whisper. Mast-o-Khiar belongs to the latter.

Table Diaries

Tahchin – The Golden Crown of Rice

There are dishes that speak in whispers, and there are dishes that announce themselves with a kind of regal splendour. Tahchin is firmly in the

Food Essays

How One Chef Took On the Lunch Tray

There are revolutions that roar through the streets, and then there are quieter ones, fought in kitchens, classrooms, and over plastic trays of soggy chips.

Table Diaries

Ricotta, lemon, basil & zucchini tart

A ricotta, lemon, basil & zucchini tart  (inspired by Julius Roberts, and the gentle art of not overthinking it.) This tart wasn’t planned, but then, neither