Eating In
The etymology and delight of asparagus
If asparagus is white and thick, it is too good to use as a garnish
Uncork the demon
The demonisation of drink has overreached reason
Add some petals to the pot
Beauty is not just to behold, but to devour
Dismal bytes
Despairing at “food” on the web
Rich food’s fatal attraction
A menu to die for
Out of Africa
You can say what you like about European empires, but they improved African cooking
Robot recipes
Against cooking by algorithm
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
Food fit for an angel
Celebrate Michaelmas in style
My Magyar dish
A dish that combines gravity with tradition, but is cheekily unorthodox
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
A second Northern Ireland?
How the SNP squandered a major opportunity for independence
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
Discontent down under
Populism is now a significant part of Australian politics
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state