Emma Henderson

IndyBest Editor@Emmalouisehendy

Emma Henderson is the IndyBest Editor where she specialises in writing about food and drink, sustainability, and reducing single-use plastics. Emma was the editor of IndyEats, The Independent’s monthly digital food magazine, for three years which was twice shortlisted for "best food magazine" at the Guild of Food Writers Awards.

Women's Clothing

11 best summer wedding guest outfits, from dresses to suits

Books

Guilty of buying books and not reading them? This service could help

Food & Drink

12 best plastic-free tea bags to make your brew better for the planet

Home & Garden

7 best bags for life and reusable carriers for your weekly shop

Sustainable living

Sian Conway-Wood’s Gamechangers: The eco brands she recommends

Bathroom

Why we should all swap to this eco-friendly loo roll that saves trees

Easter

The best hot cross buns for Easter 2022

Easter

The best luxury Easter eggs of 2022

Food and Drink

Calorie counts: What’s the real impact on diners and restaurants?

Opinion

Emma HendersonHigh street brands are pulling the wool over our eyes by greenwashing

Voices

Emma HendersonIf you don’t like Cornish people, don’t have three holiday homes there

Spirits

Can a ‘light gin’ with 12% ABV really taste as good as the real deal?

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonMy inbox is overflowing with sexist Mother’s Day gift ideas

Food and Drink

The traditional Spanish meat that’s all about sustainability

Kitchen Accessories

Is Aldi’s cast iron cookware as good as Le Creuset?

IndyBest

Galentine’s Day: Gifts for your bestie by the IndyBest team

Food and Drink

The menu at this restaurant challenges everything Veganuary stands for

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonThe Boxing Day sales are a thing of the past

Gifts for her

19 best gifts for your mother-in-law that are bound to impress her

Christmas

15 best beauty gift sets for Christmas 2021

Christmas

18 best Christmas hampers for a real taste of festive decadence

Christmas

28 best gifts for foodies they’ll absolutely love to receive (and eat)

Vacuum Cleaners

Shark anti hair wrap cordless stick vacuum review: Powerful, but heavy

Women's Jackets

12 best winter coats for women that are worth braving the cold for

Advent calendars

Rituals beauty advent calendar review: An affordable scented treat

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonSpeedy grocery deliveries come at an environmental cost

Mattresses

Simba hybrid luxe review: This mattress helped me sleep more soundly

Food and Drink

The Shore, Penzance: The barefoot chef making small plates less boring

Vacuum Cleaners

Dyson V15 detect vs Shark anti hair wrap cordless vacuum

Fashion & Beauty

The M&S sale has landed with savings of up to 50 per cent off

Lifestyle

Wedding experts discuss the future of the industry post pandemic

Sun Care & Tanning

Coola is the SPF all sunscreen haters will actually love to use

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonOur improved shopping and cooking habits should continue post-lockdown

Wine

You won’t waste a drop with this affordable wine subscription

Lifestyle

The future of weddings to be discussed in live virtual expert panel

IndyBest

Father’s Day 2021: 25 gift ideas to treat the great man in your life

IndyBest

I’m getting married this week – these are my 10 best bride essentials

Lifestyle

Big weddings are back next month but I’m not taking any chances

Vacuum Cleaners

Dyson V15 detect review: Everything is better with lasers

Wine

Meet the brand making boxed wine cool and sustainable

Home & Garden

John Lewis Anyday: A first look at the affordable new homeware range

Beauty

12 best plastic-free beauty products that aren’t adding to landfill

Fragrances

The eco and independent fragrance subscription you need to know about

Wine

This wine subscription taught me how to taste vino properly

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonInitiatives like Global Recycling Day can improve our shopping habits

Pets

This automatic pet feeder stopped my cat waking me up at 3am

Christmas

10 best Christmas food gifts anyone will love to recieve

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonThe pandemic has helped lift some small businesses

Gifts for her

15 best Christmas gifts for her that she’ll actually want

Editors' letters

Emma HendersonConsumers deserve to know how ‘eco-friendly’ brands actually are

Features

Five minutes with... Chris Leach

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonHow we’ll help customers with supermarkets amid resurgent panic buying

Black Friday

Black Friday UK deals: Confirmed date and best offers to expect

Fashion & Beauty

9 best brands turning recycled plastic bottles into clothes

Food and Drink

Five minutes with... Niklas Ekstedt

20 Pledges

How to stop your favourite brew adding to plastic pollution

Home & Garden

15 best wedding gifts that are better than just giving cash

Lifestyle

Emma HendersonFive minutes with... Tom Hunt

Women's Clothing

13 best autumnal dresses to wear right now

Lifestyle

Emma HendersonFive minutes with... Katy Beskow

20 Pledges

Supermarket plastic bags are contributing to 'Covid-waste'

Lifestyle

Emma HendersonFive minutes with... Ravinder Bhogal

Women's nightwear

8 best women's summer pyjamas to keep you cool all night long

SPONSORED

Emma HendersonFive minutes with... Olia Hercules

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonHigh street shopping will never be relaxing again

20 Pledges

These are the plastic-free house plant and gardening brands I've found

Culture

The woman who pioneered the art of the theremin

Tech

The woman who pioneered the art of the theremin

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonThe British restaurant industry can’t survive this crisis unscathed

Food and Drink

Simon Rogan on meat, guilty pleasures and Cartmel

Easter

9 best plastic-free Easter eggs that are easy to recycle

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonCoronavirus has created some curious shopping habits

20 Pledges

Is this the new plastic free way to eat my Friday night takeaway?

Food and Drink

Five minutes with.... Michel Roux Senior

Lifestyle

Emma HendersonFive minutes with... Paul Ainsworth

20 Pledges

I've already failed... on a technicality

20 Pledges

I called Asos out on its plastic packaging – this is what it's doing

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonThe biggest-polluting brands need to change their business models

Food and Drink

On the trail of south Devon's culinary hotspots

Reviews

Launceston Place, review: How tasting menus are finally moving on

Food and Drink

This locals pub won't stay secret for long

20 Pledges

Why I'm cutting down on plastic packaging

Independent Premium

Emma HendersonJosh Niland on serving up trout head Christmas Pudding

Editor’s letters

Emma HendersonThe long-overdue sustainable shopping revolution is finally here

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