I always like to have merguez sausages on hand. Every time I go to the butcher (I love Meat NW5, which makes its own sausages in-house), I pick up a...
It simply isn’t summer until you’ve had a tomato sandwich. The tomatoes at this time of year feel as precious as jewels, glowing with juice and vitality, tasting of sun...
I reached a point, deep into London’s third heatwave of the summer, when I could no longer stomach the idea of hot food. After eating scrambled eggs and toast, I...
As the summer arrives, my tastes start to change. In place of soups and stews, I reach for salads and picky bits; instead of meat, I shift to veg-heavy options,...
At long last, I’ve finally come around to the West Coast IPA. This may sound controversial, but when I was younger, I never favoured this style. Early experiences with old-school, Californian...
Two years ago, I was lucky enough to visit Brazil for the first time. I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. On dreary days, I flash back to sipping caipirinhas on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It always struck me as counterintuitive that our New Year falls in the dead of winter, when the world is cold and dormant and the possibility of new growth feels...
I think about pozole a lot for someone who doesn’t eat it that often. This soup hails from Mexico and the southern US, and is notable for its starring ingredient:...
Eight years ago, a friend of a friend invited me to her home and made tostones for me. I watched as she removed the plantains from their thick green peels, fried...