What do they serve up on diplomatic plates?
Exclusive insider info from the top tables at grand embassies
The most delicious moments in literature
Laura Freeman, author of The Reading Cure, picks out her favourite examples of mouth-watering writing
Towering Tokyo draws your gaze endlessly upwards
The 38-storey Aman Tokyo is the perfect base from which to explore this stunning city’s high life
John Broadley’s drawings serve up a taste of saucy old Soho
The illustrations for Quo Vadis conjure the glory days of life just outside its doors
Pasta is the solution to the vegetable crisis
The veg crisis is the perfect opportunity to ditch the courgetti and fall back in love with proper pasta
How I discovered the fine art of foraging
The Edible City: A Year of Wild Food is the foodie book of the year
Donald Trump’s presidency will be fuelled by junk food
As he showed on the campaign trail, the president-elect favours KFC over haute cuisine
The Pumpkin Spice Latte is an insult to a noble fruit
Starbucks’ seasonal special is a Halloween horror
For the ultimate posh picnic, the sky’s the limit
Silver napkin rings £350, basket with bike attached £33,659… or come back down to earth with classy tin plates for £5.95
It’s so sad the way they spoiled Selfridges
In my childhood it was a place of enchantment. Today it’s just another garish shopping mall
