The foods of christmases past

Jolly frock-coated robins, majestic geese and arboreal partridges make for both literal and symbolic centrepieces at Christmas, says Matthew Dennison, as he revels in the cultural history of the season’s feathered fowl and game

→ When the Tudor poet Thomas Tusser wrote of “Turkey wel drest” as part of a Christmas feast in 1573, he was in fact taking part in a trend new to these shores. Turkeys, those red-necked birds who gob

D inah was not a Christmas cook. Her ...

We dig into the surprising journeys and quirky facts behind the crops that star in our festive feasts

Our columnist fondly recalls her childhood Christmases – apart from the time the milk ran out!