Rural riddles

The Large Black with its sizeable, lopped ears, deep black coat, and calm, friendly nature, is a true icon of British farming heritage, says Alix Chidley-Uttley

Patrick Galbraith calls for a bit less tinkering around the hedges

James and Jill Cockell were seeking the good life in Cantal, but things didn’t always go to plan – here’s part 2 of their story…

The French are known as proud carnivores – and very little is wasted! Monique Jackman looks at the different kind of butcher’s shops to be found in her native France

In the land of jamón , tapas, gazpacho and flamenco, Spanish cuisine–studded with its superlative seafood–fuels the furnace within, declares Tom Parker Bowles

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