food and drink

On a trip to Oaxaca City, Mexico, just before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, my wife Elisabeth and I wondered if we noticed a fermentation trend…

Coffee is a strange beast. It's delicious and gets you going in the morning, but the more you study about making it, the more there is to learn. Espresso is…

Is your kitchen so small that when you serve tapas, people think it's a full meal? Is it so tiny that when you give folks the tour, you have them stand in…

In the late 2000s, Carlos Monteiro noticed something strange about the food that Brazilian people were eating. The nutritionist had been poring over three…

It’s no surprise, then, that some people who undergo bariatric surgery experience a resurgence of a preexisting eating disorder, or develop a new one.…

In 2020, during the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, concerns around food supply were high. This prompted big changes to the way some food is produced: There…

“I don’t remember much and felt pretty awful the next day, if I’m honest,” says Will. “If it’s a particularly big night out you have to remember to take the…

Ever wake up so bleary-eyed and unable to function that you can barely get it together to stumble your way into the kitchen and mix a cocktail? Well, have we…

I am a wine slob. That is not a typo; I enjoy wine in only the most chaotic, uncivilized of settings.The problem is that I have never been much of a wine…

I don’t have particularly extreme requirements for a reusable cup. I’m not a hiker. I’m not a camper. I’m not a cyclist. It’s not really a travel mug that I…