A storm in a teacup

How should noodles be eaten? Who ought to stand for whom? Far from being preserved in aspic, etiquette must evolve to suit modern life, argues William Hanson

Flat whites, flavourful rubs, buzzy cocktails… our appetite for coffee is evolving into a full-blown national obsession. Could it be about to replace tea as the UK’s favourite beverage? Let’s find out

Writing for The Observer in 1999, journalist Andrew Purvis recounts telling a friend how he recently spent three hours learning how to make the perfect cup of coffee. “Mine’s white with two sugars,” t

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