This month we shout about our 50 favourite things in the food world, from Mangalitsa pigs to Honey & Co’s babka. Plus classic recipes from Claudia Roden and my own winter citrus dishes
Above all, this magazine likes to celebrate. We like to find the joy and shout about it. Which is partly why we publish our annual list of 50 things we love about food. Sometimes the list includes events, ingredients, people, places that are happening now, such as the tacos at El Pastor at London’s Borough Market or the sterling (and to my mind crucial) work of the country’s best coffee machine mechanic. Other times we look forward, an appetiser to something that is bound to be good, say the opening of Monica Galetti’s first restaurant.
If it’s worth talking about, we will be there. Whether it is something within the reach of everyone such as Bread Ahead’s ginger cake or something for those who like to track down the lesser known and hard to find, such as the beautiful Hungarian mangalitsa pigs at Coombeshead Farm in Cornwall, we like to sing about it. We usually have something for everyone. This year’s favourite 50 starts on page 17.
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