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A stack of golden pancakes topped with fresh blueberries and syrup on a white polka-dot plate.

Seasonal

Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras: a secret history

Did you know Pancake Day has roots in Slavic mythology?

Laura Potier

A ceramic mug filled with frothy hot chocolate topped with small bubbles, sitting on a wooden surface.

Seasonal

A Very Short History of Chocolate: from bitter drink to sweet treat

Happy International Chocolate Day, one and all!

Laura Potier

Traditional Día de Muertos bread (pan de muerto) surrounded by marigold flowers, candles, and ceremonial offerings on a vibrant purple backdrop.

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An introduction to Día de Muertos foods and drinks

A brief history of El Dia de Muertos, and a guide to the best foods and drinks the Day of the Dead has to offer.

Laura Potier

Colorful assortment of pumpkins and gourds with various textures, including warty orange varieties and striped specimens.

Seasonal

The spooky history of Halloween pumpkins

Everything you ever wanted to know about pumpkins, Halloween, and jack-o'-lanterns.

Laura Potier

Moroccan tagine with meatballs and fried egg served alongside traditional bread and harissa sauce on colorful ceramic dishes.

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Must-try Eid al-Adha dishes from around the world

Tagine, maqluba, kibbeh, bolani & more — a tour of the incredible dishes prepared and shared across the world to celebrate Eid al-Adha. Eid Mubarak! 🌙

Laura Potier

A pink cookbook titled "The Female Chef" by Clare Finney & Liz Seabrook, featuring black and white photos of women cooking.

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International Women's Day: Celebrating the female chefs redefining Britain's food scene

Anna Jones, Erchen Chang, Ravneet Gill, Zoe Adjonyoh — celebrating the female chefs and cooks reshaping British food, this International Women's Day. 👩‍🍳

Eloise Wright

Powdered sugar-dusted pastries arranged on wooden boards alongside sliced white cake on a decorative brown plate.

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Best Festive Bites In London For Christmas 2021

The best festive treats and dishes to seek out around London for the Christmas and holiday season this year!

Eloise Wright

Overhead view of a brunch table with waffles, eggs, bacon, shakshuka in a cast iron pan, and coffee cups shared between diners.

Seasonal

Small Business Saturday: Supporting your local restaurants

Your local restaurant supports local farms, creates local jobs, and builds community. This Small Business Saturday — go show them some love. 🙌

Laura Potier

A slice of pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream sits on a white plate, with pinecones decorating a wooden table.

Seasonal

Deconstructing American mythology: the true origins of Thanksgiving

From a fragile 1621 harvest feast to a Civil War-era political tool — the true, complicated origins of Thanksgiving, beyond the American mythology.

Laura Potier

Hands using a pasta machine to roll out fresh yellow linguine noodles on a floured wooden surface.

Seasonal

Seasonal World Pasta Day: Food Cultures In The North & South Of Italy

50 shapes. 1,300 names. Egg vs no egg. Fresh vs dried. The fascinating differences between Northern and Southern Italian pasta, explained. 🍝

Laura Potier

An elegant three-tiered stand displays scones on the middle tier and colorful petit fours on the bottom, with teacups and flowers nearby.

Seasonal

The origin and history of Afternoon Tea

It only dates back to the 1840s — invented by a Duchess who was hungry between meals. The surprisingly simple story behind Britain's beloved afternoon tea. 🫖

Laura Potier

A lush vegetable garden with rows of kale, leafy greens, and root vegetables growing in rich soil.

Seasonal

Growing for Wellbeing Week

Seeds, soil, and a little patience. For National Growing for Wellbeing Week, here's what getting your hands in the ground can do for your mind. 🌱

Eloise Wright

Colorful Turkish delight and lokum sweets with pistachios and nuts arranged on dark slate surface.

Seasonal

Eid al-Fitr is a time for sweetness

Baklava, lokum, kleicha, and honey cake — a guide to the beautiful sweets shared across the world to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Eid Mubarak! 🌙

Laura Potier

A gourmet dish with hard-boiled eggs, crispy bacon, and colorful garnishes artfully plated on a white dish in a black bowl.

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Spend Eat What You Want Day in one of London's unique spots

Fallow, Flor, Brat, Ayllu & The Farrier — five of London's most exciting and unique restaurants to visit for Eat What You Want Day. 🍽️

Eloise Wright

A slice of layered carrot cake with cream cheese frosting sits on a glass plate beside a white teacup and teapot.

Seasonal

Time for a Cuppa with Dementia UK

Put the kettle on, invite some friends, and raise money for Dementia UK. Here's everything you need to know about Time for a Cuppa week. 🍵

Laura Potier

Colorful decorated Easter eggs with peeling paint in blue, red, and orange sit in a wooden bowl.

Seasonal

Easter Eggs: a hunt for the chocolatey truth

Pagan goddesses, gold-leafed eggs for Edward I, and a German rabbit delivering treats — the surprisingly rich history of the Easter egg. 🍫🐣

Laura Potier

Various artisanal sourdough loaves with decorative scoring patterns arranged on a dark wooden surface.

Seasonal

What is Real Bread Week?

Real Bread Week is a celebration of additive-free bread, independent bakeries, and the simple joy of making a great loaf. Here's how to get involved. 🍞

Laura Potier

Colorful red, pink, and orange Chinese lanterns with calligraphy hang from strings against a dark night sky above traditional temple rooftops.

Seasonal

Chinese Lunar New Year: 5 essential foods

Sticky rice cakes, pineapple tarts, sesame balls & more — the five essential foods of Lunar New Year and the beautiful stories behind each one. 新年快樂! 🧧

Laura Potier

Whisky being poured from a bottle into a small glass tumbler, with additional glasses visible on a wooden surface.

Seasonal

Your Burns Night essentials

Haggis. Neeps and tatties. A good dram of whisky. Everything you need to know about Burns Night and the three essentials of the supper. 🥃

Laura Potier

Fresh jelly-filled donuts dusted with powdered sugar displayed in wooden crates at a market stall.

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Celebrate Hanukkah with these key foods

Crispy latkes, jam-filled sufganiyot, and chocolate gelt — the three essential foods of Hanukkah and the beautiful stories behind each one. 🕎

Laura Potier

Hands carving a golden-brown roasted turkey with a carving knife and fork on a wooden cutting board.

Seasonal

How the turkey became a Thanksgiving hero

46 million turkeys. Presidential pardons. A novel from 1827. The surprisingly convoluted story of how the turkey became the star of Thanksgiving. 🦃

Laura Potier

Assorted Indian sweets including almond-topped mithai and coconut laddu balls arranged in colorful paper cups on a wooden plate.

Seasonal

Celebrate Diwali with these delicious mithai

Halwa, laddoo, gulab jamun, barfi & more — a guide to the incredible mithai shared, gifted, and offered to deities during the Festival of Lights. 🪔

Laura Potier

Two glowing jack-o'-lanterns with carved faces sit on fallen autumn leaves in the dark, creating an eerie Halloween atmosphere.

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More than just candy! Halloween treats around the world

It's not just sweets put into pumpkin-shaped buckets. Halloween is celebrated around the world with many, many tasty snacks.

Eloise Wright