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‘Five courses in 55 minutes’: rise of the speedy Michelin-star menu12:35 High-end restaurants in the UK are battling for business as eating – and spending – habits change A meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant is a chance to savour some of the finest cooking in the country, often over many hours, with several courses and wine pairings. But high-end restaurants are now turning to speedy set menus to entice customers through the door for weekday lunches, promising dine… Ask Ottolenghi: any advice on buying a new kitchen knife?12:35 There are a few rules of thumb for selecting the best blade for you Got something to ask the Ottolenghi test kitchen team? Send in your questions I need a new chef’s knife – any recommendations? Nothing too expensive, though. Alex, Quebec, Canada My main recommendation would be to buy it in person rather than online. The feel of a knife, its weight and the shape of the handle are crucial, so noth… How to store half a lemon – and 17 other ways to keep leftover food fresh11:29 What should you do with opened tins, cut avocados and egg yolks that weren’t required in your recipe? Chefs and food experts tell all Attention home cooks: do you, like me, have half a lemon, perhaps encased in a beeswax wrap or clingfilm, sitting in your fridge? Half a cucumber, going dry at one end? Or maybe an open jar of capers, barely used, but well past the two-week recommended refrigeratio… A modern pilgrimage through Herefordshire’s Golden Valley8:46 With nights spent in ancient churches and wayfarers’ meals at farms and pubs, this spiritual four-day walk is all about the journey – and rural England at its finest I’m lying on my back. Directly above me is “a vault of heaven” with great wooden beams. I’ve never woken before under such a high ceiling – but then I’ve never gone to sleep in a church before. We have arranged pew cushions on the st… Slaughter-free sausages: trying the latest lab-grown meat creation18:15 Meatable hopes its cultivated sausages will satisfy the world’s appetite for meat without harming animals or the planet Even before I see the sausages, I am greeted by their rich, meaty aroma. Sizzling in a pan of foaming margarine, they look like regular chipolatas being fried up for a Sunday breakfast, their pink-grey exteriors slowly turning a rich caramel brown. Consisting of 28% pork fat, bu… A moment that changed me: I was divorced, broke and alone – but I turned my life around with a list18:15 I decided to try everything I had ever wanted to do: standup comedy, speaking Spanish, running, swimming and sailing. On the other side of fear, I learned, lay all the best experiences The silence in the flat was deafening. Having lost almost everything in my divorce, it was now just me in a basement studio flat with black mould. I had no TV, no sofa and the wifi wasn’t set up. I sat at a cheap f… The longevity vacation: why bar-hopping holidays are out and extreme wellness breaks are in17:43 Would a £35,000 holiday help you live longer or just leave you bankrupt? A surprising number of people are paying to find out Name: Longevity vacations. Age: New, but I’ll be older, hopefully. Continue reading... Dr Martens chief to exit as shares hit record low after profit warning16:38 British bootmaker says it does not expect to increase prices this year as it reports poor US sales Shares in Dr Martens plummeted to a new low as the UK bootmaker warned on profits and poor performance in the US, and announced the departure of its chief executive. The brand, known for its yellow-stitched thick-soled boots, warned sales would fall by a single-digit percentage in the year to the end of March 2025, compared with a year earlier. Profit before tax could be just a third of last year’… Is it possible to break the cycle of burnout for good?14:27 The cycle of busy periods, burnout and recovery has started to feel grimly predictable. Are we doomed to repeat it forever – or can we develop immunity? I burned out for the first time at the age of 18. I was studying part-time, working part-time and writing on the side, amounting to more than a full-time workload. I was also partying most nights, wanting to make the most of the last of my studen… How to make risi e bisi – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass13:23 When you’re hankering after something starchy and satisfying, this soupy spring rice delight will definitely please the tastebuds I don’t know whether I prefer saying risi e bisi or eating this Venetian springtime speciality, which is traditionally made to celebrate the feast of St Mark, the city’s patron saint, on 25 April. That said, this deliciously soupy, starchy dish ticks a lot of boxes for… A moment that changed me: I was paralysed on a climb. Then I made the 100-mile journey back to myself17.dubna Seven years after a terrible fall, I teamed up with two other disabled sportsmen to scale Iceland’s highest peak. With each drive of my poles into the snow, I came closer to the man I’d once been The view from the top was breathtaking. It was 2023 and I had just climbed the Hvannadals Peak in Iceland, almost seven years after becoming paralysed from the chest down after a climbing fall. Raging wi… Airbnb is allowing my tenant to illegally sublet my house17.dubna It is enabling her to make money while she is refusing to pay rent I am banging my head against the wall with Airbnb, which is allowing a tenant to sublet my house illegally. She began to fall short on the monthly rent payments in early 2022. I had a good relationship with her, and showed patience and understanding. Last November, when the rent arrears had increased to £18,600, I discovered that my house was listed on Airbnb, with reviews going back to April 2022. When I confronted the tenant, … Crossword column: an experiment reaches the end of the road17.dubna The annotated solution bows out gracefully. Plus: Radio 4 delves into the history of the cryptic In 1999, the Guardian published a crossword on its website . A daring move, but that’s the Guardian. Would people solve something that wasn’t on the familiar blotchy paper that has been pushed through the letterbox by a teenager? 2 page views, 1 by regulars, 10 seconds active attention time 2 page vie… Tim Siadatan’s recipes for Italian springtime pasta17.dubna Celebrate the freshness of a new season with ricotta gnocchi with raw pea pesto, fennel sausage penne and broccoli orecchiette Prep 20 min Cook 1 hr 25 min Serves 4 Continue reading... Dalmatian spot: kicking back on Croatia’s Dugi Otok island17.dubna A fishing village stay on one of the country’s less-visited large islands reveals a quiet Adriatic gem boasting green lakes, holm oak forests, and unspoilt beaches The first thing that struck me about Luka was the silence. My wife, Caroline, and I had driven our rental car from Split north along the Croatian coast to Zadar and taken an hour-and-a-half ferry ride to the island of Dugi Otok. Then w… |
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