Food and Drink

Campaigner Jack Monroe recently criticised supermarkets for taking their cheapest everyday items off shelves.

One man’s mission to build a backyard smokehouse business armed with a four-foot smoker, a bike trailer and a passion for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish.

Risotto 2 litres chicken stock (alternatively use vegetable stock to make the dish vegetarian)2 Echalion shallots ( finely chopped)400 g Arborio or Carnaroli rice250 ml dry white wine50 g butter2 tbsp olive oil1 lemon (juice only)50 g Parmigiano Reggiano (plus more to finish)Sea saltFreshly cracked black pepper First, heat the stock in a saucepan and keep warm over a low heat.Peel and finely dice the shallots.In a separate large frying pan or wok, heat half of the butter and the...

Beers are being sold on average at least £1.50 cheaper than they are sold on the brewery’s online shops.

Scotch eggs are an absolute classic, ideally harbouring a runny yolk surrounded by well-seasoned pork meat, cloaked with coarse breadcrumbs.

A new crisp sandwich sommelier has also been brought in to advise the British public on how to get their sandwich and crisp pairings right.

English muffins are fairly simple to make at home, delicious with new season asparagus and hollandaise sauce.

It is being dubbed the biggest ground-breaking garlic innovation in more than 100 years.

Hungry hounds will be treated to a starter, fish course, main course and cheese course as part of the package.