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Chocolate or Scotch eggs: stick with the cheap classics if you want a treat
The cold wind of austerity is blowing – but you can still make time for food's simpler pleasuresWoody Allen was once asked if sex is dirty. Only, he replied, if it's being done right. A similar notion...
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Pastry with Graham Chapman
By the early 80s, the 'silliest Python' was off the gin and devoted to nutritionI first spoke to Graham Chapman, whose life is celebrated next month in the film A Liar's Autobiography, in 1977. I...
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Just another quiet night out for Keith McNally
Keith McNally has been an actor, film director and farmer – and he reinvented glamorous Manhattan dining. Now he's returning to London, to open Balthazar in his hometownKeith McNally is anxious. He is...
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How to make perfect cheese on toast
Buttered or not? Grated or sliced cheese? Jeremy Lee of Quo Vadis has all the answersWhile marooned on Treasure Island, Ben Gunn sustained himself by dreaming of toasted cheese. It was foremost in his...
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India's rice revolution
In a village in India's poorest state, Bihar, farmers are growing world record amounts of rice – with no GM, and no herbicide. Is this one solution to world food shortages?• India's rice revolution –...
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Rice with chicken and chorizo recipe
The head chef of Fino and Barrafina's classic Spanish dish, arroz con pollo and chorizoServes 4chicken thighs 4 cooking chorizo 100g cauliflower 50g carrot 1 celery stick 1 shallot 1 plum tomatoes 2...
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Poland – it's the new Provence of food
Britain's Polish delis offer expats a processed hit of nostalgia. But they're also a gateway to an undiscovered cuisineWhen I heard that Polish is now England's second most widely spoken language, I...
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High street sandwiches: taste test
The chef patron of the Hix group of restaurants rates your options for lunch on the goChicken saladMarks & Spencer Roast chicken salad on malted bread261g £2.75Excellent fresh flavours and balanced...
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Alexandra Shulman: 'I want to do things well, but I'm not a total perfectionist'
The Vogue editor on how fashion, the media and sexual politics have changed in 30 years – although her favourite spot for lunch remains the sameWhen she was writing her first novel, Can We Still Be...
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Paloma Faith: 'I woo people with food, so I'm always cooking'
The singer on marzipan, boiled chicken and other formative foodsI've got a really funny photo of me as a little kid in Italy, covered in tomato sauce, trying to fit a pile of spaghetti wrapped around a...
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Smarties with Andy Warhol
How best to get the artist's attention? Offer him some chocolateIn early 1980, as an art student day-tripping to London, I planned to buy Andy Warhol's new book Exposures. I was wearing several small...
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BLT and more: taste test part 2
Mark Hix checks out the high street lunchtime sandwichesBLTMarks & Spencer BLT on malted bread205g, £2.75Good flavours and substantial filling. It's nicely packed with ingredients and the lettuce...
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Easy weekend recipes: fried eggs, poached egg with salmon
Simple meals to start the weekend – fried eggs with spicy tamarind sauce, and smoked salmon with poached eggsFried eggs with spicy tamarind dressingYou can up the ante and use duck eggs rather than...
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Easy weekend recipes: salmon and snapper
Two simple fish recipes for a relaxed weekend – snapper fillet with tomato sauce, and spicy salmon saladSnapper fillet with tomato sauce This tomato sauce is a great all-rounder; it's delicious with...
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Easy weekend recipes: chicken and beef
Simple meals for lazy weekends – roast chicken with sweet potato and ginger purée, buttermilk fried chook, and beef on riceRoast chicken with sweet potato and ginger puréeIf you start with a really...
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Easy weekend recipe: chocolate and cognac cake
An elegant, indulgent way to round off a weekend meal – chocolate and cognac cakeChocolate and cognac cakeThis cake is so moreish. It's an elegant, indulgent way to finish a great meal. All it needs is...
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Persian jewelled rice recipe
Anissa Helou, the food writer and cook, makes a regal rice dish fit for a special occasionServes 4-6basmati rice 500g sea saltvegetable oil 125ml carrots 750g, peeled and cut into julienne sticks...
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Risotto with barolo and castelmagno recipe
Giorgio Locatelli, the chef patron of Locanda Locatelli in London, makes a classic risotto with red wineServes 4good chicken stock 2 litres butter 50g onion 1 chopped very, very finelysuperfine...
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Balthazar onion soup gratinée
To celebrate the opening of Balthazar in London, here's a classic recipe from its New York cousin's kitchenBorrow a custom from Bordeaux and spill a little red wine into the bottom of your nearly empty...
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Mutton biryani recipe
Karam Sethi, head chef at Trishna, London, makes an old family recipe, dum gosht biryaniServes 8Herdwick mutton shoulder and shank 1 kg cut into approximately 3.5cm dicesaffron threads a small...
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