Food

Inspired by the South Indian Sambar, or lentil-based vegetable stew, this colourful dish is lovely served warm with chops or fish, or on its own with bread. It can also be eaten cold as a salad. This can be made ...

Pumpkin tends to be associated with Halloween but it’s a really wonderful ingredient to enjoy in a whole host of dishes. The beauty of most pumpkin and squash is that you can use every single part, from the outer rind ...

When I was a tot mum used to throw the best Halloween parties for us: bin bags torn up and hung from the doorways, cobwebs covering the entire ceiling, and even disco lights in the dining room to create an ...

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is holding its usual shows in London this autumn. Avid gardeners will be rushing over to gather some tips on autumn planting – but even the gardening amateurs among us can go and marvel at ...

London Cocktail Week is getting bigger – and edging into East London. The week – running from 5th to 11th October this year – is moving to a new, bigger hub in the heart of Soho. It’s also taking a ...

Midweek weather hasn’t been tempting many of us to eat outdoors this summer – except for the ducks in Victoria Park, that is. On the other hand, we have seen a few sunny days sneaking through at the weekend. If ...

If you’re in the Liverpool Street area over the weekend this summer, you’ll be within reach of a truly traditional US experience. Down at the Old Bengal Bar, the former 18th century East India Company warehouse near Liverpool Street, there ...

If you’re a morning person, book your ticket now for “No small talk before breakfast” – a feast of granola, exercise and all that’s great about the early hours. The Breakfast Festival (no, we hadn’t heard of one before now ...

Spring Gathering joins forces with Spring Festival Tower Hamlets Food Growing Network’s Spring Gathering is joining forces with the Spring Festival at Chrisp Street Market on 18th April, between 11am and 4pm. As usual there will be stalls, workshops (including ...

Emdad Rahman interviews Zainab Jagot Ahmed, creator of Easy Indian Supermeals for Babies. Zainab Jagot Ahmed is first-time mum to daughter Aaliyah and currently resides in Leicester, England with her husband and two cats. Before she became a mother, Zainab ...