A wagyu beef farmer says feeding his cows chocolate makes better meat
Chocolate makes the beef taste better and the cows happier
Food and Drink
Where to eat with the locals in Rome
Get the inside track on the world’s top city breaks from the team at Spotted by Locals
Recipes that make the most of November's best ingredients
As part of our collaboration with the BBC Good Food Show, The Hairy Bikers, Michel Roux Jr and The Garlic Farm share recipes using the pick of this season’s produce
Pancakes and omelettes
This week on Brunch on Saturday, we visit a Dutch-inspired pancake house and make healthy omlettes at home
The great buffet renaissance
French railways have a plan: to reclaim the tradition of train station catering before it disappears beneath the floodwater of Starbucks
What to cook in November
At this time of year, rich game meats and chunky root vegetables including turnips, parsnips and celeriac are in season and compliment each other perfectly
BrewDog serves world's strongest beer out of dead squirrels
The brewer has raised over £19m with a crowd-funding project - and is rewarding its most generous fans in an unusual way...
How to make Italian farfalle with venison ragù
In northern Italy they know a thing or two about seasonal ingredients. Julia Platt Leonard takes inspiration from the region of Lombardy
The two surprising tips to buy high-quality wine cheaply
Some advice from a sommelier for anyone who has stood dumb-founded in the drinks aisle...
The donkey cheese hailed as super healthy that costs £880 per kilo
It's the most expensive cheese in the world
Bethany Kehdy’s favourite Middle Eastern restaurants in London
Take a vicarious trip to the region via these hotspots in the capital
How cheese puffs were accidentally created in an animal feed factory
The popular yellow snacks have an unexpected past...
London's top winter pop-up dining experiences
Get away from the chill with these Alpine inspired winter terraces at some of the capital’s best restaurants
The secret to the tastiest roast chicken ever sounds disgusting
Koji has been used by cooks for thousands of years
Seaweed to success: Reinvigorating the British seaweed industry
There are around 700 species of seaweed in UK waters, but the delicacy has long been a rarity on British menus. Now it’s making a comeback
The 6 best Thanksgiving cocktails
The festive holiday might be more popular across the pond, but it seems Thanksgiving-themed tipples have made their way to the UK and that’s reason enough to celebrate
Pulled horse meat and horse-milk buns appear on pub menu
'It started with the name The Fat Pony. The consequence was that we had to put horsemeat on the menu'
The Gordon Ramsay protégé serving Michelin-star inspired food in pubs
Lee Skeet serves 20 covers a night single-handedly
This is the one cocktail bartenders hate you for ordering
There’s one blend that bartenders hate to make