Longer reads about all things food and interviews with people who are passionate about it.
Latest posts
- Food, community and ceramics: an interview with Lei Yang
“I didn’t want simply to have a shop and sell things. What I enjoyed most about running the shop over the years was the connection with the customers” - A thousand little pets: making fermented drinks
What I’ve learned from brewing fizzy drinks at home, finding joy in nurturing colonies of bacteria (and why you should try it). - If the oyster is your world…
A brief history of the oyster, from the Romans to the Rockerfellers – along with a few recipes to try at home. - A baker’s dozen: cooking at scale
There are many places to find a purpose; here’s how I discovered mine at the bottom of a gastronorm. - Open tahini: what’s hidden in the kitchen cupboard?
All I wanted was some dan dan noodles, now I’m wondering what else is concealed in plain sight. - Culinary choreography: finding space in a restaurant kitchen
A look beyond the window into the cramped and machine-like world of a professional kitchen, and what it’s like to work in one. - Life is like soup and I am a fork: a conversation with Annie Lee
A powerful case for playing with your food, taking joy in the small things and eating in unusual environments. - Meal prep, or how I learned to stop worrying and love banchan
The case for variety over volume: how the Korean approach to meals can save you from the drudgery of batch cooking. - How a bit of obsession can help your morning brew
Some advice from a professional barista how a little bit of effort and and awful lot of love can transform your whole day. - Hunting for umesu: an unexpected lesson about food colouring
A story about pickled ginger, food colouring and whether imitation is a form of culinary flattery or trickery.
