Inspect your gadgets
Spend on food, not utensils
Seductive croquetas
The spanish version of the dish is the finest, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
The spirit of Lent
If you must forego wine, try cocktails instead
The real McCoy
With a little effort, haggis can be a real treat
A peppery encounter
Try perfectly-charred Pimientos de Padrón
Red in tooth and claw
Tartare is the ultimate carnivore’s recipe
Some like it chilled
Summer is the perfect time for cold soup
Serve up a symphony
Simplicity is best for a Glyndebourne picnic
A real nice clambake
The American classic is fine street-party fare
Going nuts in May
There is no dish that is not improved by hazelnuts
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
Scratches in the stonework of history
A new history of graffiti and rebellion is less light and bawdy than one may have expected
Profile: Salvador Allende
Lionised by the Left, the Chilean president refused to moderate his Marxist aims in the face of economic chaos
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
All small talk
Dwarf uprisings, Daleks and disreputable handymen
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build
With their pants down
The Conservatives are in a nightmare they cannot wake up from
Disposable women?
Middle-aged women are routinely ignored and dismissed by society — it is time for that to change
Sunak stumbles
The Prime Minister spent half of the afternoon trying to extract his foot from his mouth
Men deserve single-sex spaces too
The campaign against the Garrick Club is tiresome and opportunistic
