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Go green: Mark's bolting herb soup

Bolting herb soup

Serves 4-6

Herring milt, bacon and samphire salad

Serves 4

Eric Pickles' tweeted an image of himself eating salad, parodying George Osborne's burger picture

Pickles and Salad? Eric Pickles hits back at Osborne with picture of himself eating a SALAD

Mr Pickles was on the receiving end of a Osborne jibe during the Spending Review speech when the chancellor dubbed him a 'model of lean government'

Pressed cuttlefish with parsley salad

Pressed cuttlefish with parsley salad

Serves 6-8

Back to my roots: Bill Granger relives his youth with a trio of peppy potato salads

Spring is here, and not just because the calendar says so but the blue skies, blossom-covered trees and the tweeting of birds outside my bedroom window in the way-too-early morning are proof that our never-ending winter is finally over.

Japanese asparagus and duck's egg omelette

Japanese asparagus and duck's egg omelette

Serves 2

Shaved asparagus and Cashel blue salad

Shaved asparagus and Cashel blue salad

Serves 4

Bagged supermarket mixed leaf salads blamed for bug that hit 300 people

An outbreak of Cryptosporidium that affected around 300 people probably originated in ready-to-eat bagged salads, an investigation has found.

Trafficker jailed for using Polish workers as slaves

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After fears about mackerel sustainability, try our superchefs' alternatives

From spiced sardines to avocado and anchovy salad

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Exercise: Working out in the £2,000-a-year gym

In the US, the Equinox gyms have been working the likes of Cameron Diaz and Bradley Cooper into a sweat for years.

Japan brings out the Branston with £93m buy from Premier

Premier Foods is to sell its sweet pickles and sauces business, including its nearly 200-year-old Branston brand, to a Japanese company for £93m as part of its strategy to offload units to reduce its £1bn-plus debt mountain.

Swedish Lapland Reindeer: 'neither like chicken, nor as gamey as I had imagined – there were hints, but only that'

On The Menu: Swedish Lapland reindeer; Llama snacks; Time Out's Eating & Drinking Awards; Qcumber; Vinoteca

This week I've been eating... Swedish Lapland reindeer

Caught in the Net: Wu-Tang Clan's Iron man gets his kicks

Given many of the pop cultural reference points of RZA and his Wu-Tang Clan, it's little surprise that the former has chosen kung-fu action B-movie style for his debut as a film-maker.

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The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
'A man walks into a bar': Comedian Seann Walsh on the dangers of mixing alcohol and stand-up

Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
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Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
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Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
They think it's all ova: Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Our chef made his name cooking eggs, but he’s never stopped looking for new ways to serve them
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