Foraging for funghi

The X Files actor recalls a magical community festival in the Tuscan hills, where she discovered an unexpectedly delicious soup that still plays on her mind

Have yourself a homely, retro-inspired dinner party with chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen’s delicious menu

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(Polpette Della Quaresima) MAKES 12-16 Ingredients For the polpette 140g stale bread, very finelychopped40g grated Parmesan cheese300g ricotta, well-drained2 eggs, lightly beaten2 garlic cloves, finel

Introducing our new columnist Dan: restaurateur and keen allotmenteer. This month, he’s sowing beetroot and carrots, and cooking with wild garlic and rhubarb

Michael Finnerty The Cheese Cure How Comté and Camembert fed my soul 320pp. Mudlark. £16.99. Food memoirs are a funny thing. They’re distinct from classic or travel memoirs, and their narrative arcs t