FAR FROM BEING DEPRESSING OR LONELY, COOKING AND EATING SOLO DINNERS IS ONE OF LIFE’S GREAT JOYS, SAYS Eli Davies

From weekly shops to smart shortcuts, food writer Laura Goodman explores how rising costs and busy lives are reshaping our family meals

Quiz of the week 1) Which Shakespeare play ...

Shakespeare’s works are peppered with countless food references: pies, cakes, capons and a great deal of sherry, for starters. Some are set-dressing details, but many were allusions that would have be

Food writer Tom Parker Bowles plates up two dishes that could make a delicious Good Friday supper

Bahrain’s cuisine tells an ancient story of trade and tradition in the Gulf. From saffroninfused sweets and freshly baked bread in Manama’s souk to spiced, smoky grills and seatotable menus, it’s a tale being reshaped by the current generation of cooks and producers