As weekends start to fill with al fresco feasts and grand picnics, we caught up with chef and food writer Olia Hercules to uncover her summer staples and the inspiration behind her new book From her East London, Roman Road studio and residence, Ukrainian born chef and writer, Olia Hercules, spends time (happily) juggling the […]

Tomorrow, The Wine Show returns to our screens for its eagerly-anticipated second season This time round, host Matthew Goode – him of Downton – will be joined by fellow actor James Purefoy as, from their Provençal base, they embark on an irreverent tour taking in vineyards and producers in the USA, Canada, Georgia, Spain, Japan, […]

As the market starts to flood with food and drink titles (just in time for Christmas), we pick a few of the best, those that won’t linger unloved on the bookshelf. First up, Emily Holden dips into Olia Hercules’s second book, Kaukasis Food trends come to London to breed, and in the last few years […]

The Roux family has reigned over London’s fine dining scene since Albert and Michel Sr opened Le Gavroche 50 years ago. Here, Will Lyons talks to Michel Roux Jr about wine’s place on the table and in his restaurant On the far wall of the chef’s library, deep inside the Mayfair terrace which houses Le […]