Table Talk

Pond life with Mum

Patrick Galbraith says water can be a great healer

Survival of the fittest

Fiona Duncan looks at the winners and losers as the hospitality sector copes with Covid-19

Training for nothing

Nick Cohen laments the pandemic’s effect on competitions

The hell of hol-shaming

Claudia Savage-Gore on the pitfalls of the back-to-school run at the worst time of year

Taste of the high country

Lisa Hilton savours sublime cookery packed with the flavours of Slovenia’s Julian Alps

Simplicité sur l’herbe

The rules for the perfect picnic are simple, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto

When in Romania…

Christopher Pincher explores the Wine Ambassador restaurant and emporium in Bucharest

Closing the books

Thomas Woodham-Smith finds the latest research is online

Achilles heels

Hannah Betts has a fashion-defying weak spot for empowering altitudes

Scotched salmon

Patrick Galbraith on wild food and ethical blindspots