I enjoy airline food, but in a restaurant? Pass the sickbag
AirAsia is to open an eatery serving its dishes. It seems crackers – who would choose to eat plane fare on terra firma?People harrumph more at 38,000ft. It’s a sort of iron rule...
Nigel Slater’s red cabbage with cider and steamed potatoes recipe
A cheap, cheerful, colourful and quick dish that’s tasty tooCut half a large red cabbage into 4 wedges. Tuck the cabbage into a large pan and pour over 500ml of dry cider. Season...
Cocktail of the week: Aji margarita
Using chilli-infused tequila gives the classic drink a bit more of a kickTo make the infused tequila, use any brand you have to hand. It’s preferable to use fresh jalapeño, because you want...
The end of small plates: why the dinner-ruining dishes may finally be over
The trend for small-plate menus in restaurants has tested friendships and defied logic. They have to go – here’s whyThe news that Russell Norman’s Polpo restaurant group is in financial trouble (unpaid £550,000 VAT bill,...
Harriet Birrell’s delicious dal bowl recipe
Easy to digest and guaranteed to satisfy the grumbliest of stomachs, dal with steamed rice is a nutritious dinner optionDal is a traditional dish from the Indian subcontinent, usually a lentil-based soup that...
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for lemon risotto
The fruit cuts through the starchy rice, butter, stock and cheeseWhile they are as much a year-round fixed kitchen component as milk, flour, forks and washing-up liquid, lemons particularly come into their own at...
Kim-Joy’s recipe for bear biscuits: a cardamom, orange and chocolate delight
In the first of a new weekly series of recipes for the Guardian, the Bake Off star presents biscuits that children will loveThese bear biscuits are very simple to make and kids will...
Gilpin Spice, Windermere: ‘Determined to hit every sweet spot’ – restaurant review
A vivid fusion of Chinese and Indian cooking makes for an unexpected haven in CumbriaGilpin Hotel, Crook Road, Windermere LA23 3NP (01539 488818). Snacks and small dishes £5-£12. Larger dishes £12-£17.50 Desserts £6-£8....
Get stuck into the marmalade debate
The Duchess of Argyll | Fortnum & Mason shoppers | Bird spotting | Sugar content of jamI assume that if the BBC drama about the Duchess of Argyll is screened (Report, 31 January)...
Cauliflower steaks and buffalo wings: can I make a hearty, dirty meal from this...
No-carbers have brought about an unexpected renaissance for the cauliflower as a replacement for flour or rice – while some claim it can be a substitute for meatYou wouldn’t think there was much...
