January is an odd time for food. There is the pull towards ascetic self-denial, but also the desire to fend off the cold with hearty bowls of soup, stew and...
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that in December, life gets in the way. No matter your best-laid plans or your most urgent deadlines, the final month of the year swoops...
Sometimes I’ve felt inspired to make a meaty main for the holidays, but this year I’m fully on Team Sides. The demerits of turkey have been well-discussed and it’s not...
It goes without saying that this is a time – the time – for comfort food. I’ve been finding comfort in the everyday meditations and physicalities of the kitchen: the...
It's not always easy to reflect on what we should be thankful for. The weather is bleak, the news often bleaker... But for this American, that’s what November is for. Even though...
I’m not quite sure how I feel about Borough Market. On the one hand, I rely on South London’s world-famous food market for the specialty produce that eludes me elsewhere. I...
As soon as I saw that this wine - a star of HB&B's October Natural Wine Killers subscription selection - hails from the Balkans and goes best with grilled foods and...
If last winter was my self-proclaimed soup season, then I’ve spent the past few months thoroughly wedged into salad season - the fresh and crunchy, the creamy and the umami. I still have...
Just like that, the year is teetering over into its dark half. It’s still warm enough that my tomato plants continue to bear golden fruit, but the wind is getting colder,...
This year I’m holding onto summer as long as I can. Right now, my local greengrocer looks more like a jewellery shop, its tables overflowing with heirloom tomatoes in all colours,...
There’s nothing like summer to remind you of the joy of simplicity. This is the season of the ingredient, of the stripped-back and uncooked. The best-eaten-raw, the garnished-only-with-salt. Of heirloom tomatoes...
Sesame prawn toast is simply a perfect food. In just one small parcel, it combines toastiness and nuttiness, salt and crunch, bouncy prawns and tender bread. It’s only flaw is that it’s...
For all of my life, I was totally disinterested in Caesar salad… well, at least until the other week. How can I explain what changed? Maybe it was just the gradual...