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There is a story that in the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell banned Eccles cakes on the grounds that they were too indulgent: all of that melting pastry and expensive dried fruit, sugar and spice deemed

Although it’s not unusual for a restaurant’s menu to be inspired by the ingredients that are grown and produced locally, few are influenced by the architecture of the buildings they occupy. The Granar

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Halloween trick-or-treating is seemingly an excuse for kids to consume far too many sweets. But this modern tradition has a more virtuous – and tastier! – origin: soul cakes. The word ‘Halloween’ is a

In Scandinavia, they’ve turned cosiness into an art form and honestly, we’re obsessed. Whether it’s fika (that sacred coffee-and-cake break) or hygge (blanket, bun and absolutely no emails), the Nordi

As one of the judges on the Great British Bake Off, Prue Leith has to taste dozens of cakes and bread creations during the ten-week series. But as Prue, 85, reveals today, she has found a novel way of