The partition cutting through the cocktail development laboratory, The Drinks Factory, is lined with jars. Sichuan peppercorns, dried lime, hibiscus, verbena, borage and...
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How to cook with Mexican chillies
Cooking with dried Mexican chillies requires a specific technique. While a fresh bird’s eye chilli can be finely chopped and chucked in a pan, a wrinkled ancho or a leathery guajillo should be cooked the traditional Mexican way. The process takes a little longer, but you’ll reap the rewards – chilli sauces made from scratch are worlds apart from store-bought varieties, perfect for authentic enchiladas and moles.
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Recipe: Shira Ae – Creamy Japanese Tofu Salad
The classic Japanese dish called ‘shira ae’ or ‘mashed tofu salad’ is a fantastic starter or light supper. It takes a little preparation as the...
Recipe: Seaweed Tapenade
This seaweed tapenade is a great alternative to a more traditional salsa verde. It’s a little less sharp, but has more depth – you can add more or less lemon juice...
Traditional Italian Farro Soup
To find the ‘perfect dish’ is chasing the impossible. But this beautifully simple, Italian zuppa di farro surely comes close. There’s a creamy taste from the...
Wild garlic on the menu: a spaghetti supper
There’s a tremendous joy to foraging – marking the passing seasons, discovering something forgotten just nine months before, and memories replete with a pungency...
The Ultimate Korean-style Spicy Chicken Wings
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Italian Inspiration: Jacob Kenedy from Bocca di Lupo
Some people found restaurants out of love. Others do it as a business. But Jacob Kenedy has managed both, turning his love affair with Italy into successful Soho joint, Bocca...
Pepper: The Rise and Fall of Black Gold
The usual trend with food is: the world gets smaller, and more ingredients become available. With pepper, the reverse is true.
World Pepper Guide & Tasting Notes
Say “pepper” and people think of the plain old piper nigrum. But our range of peppers introduces you to just a few of the black pepper’s relations– namely cubeb...