Food
Creature of comfort food
Lisa Hilton dreams of Mayfair and the true luxury of a silky, delicate fish pie
More than a dog’s life
Feed pets what you eat and babies what you hate, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Democratic capitalism on holiday: the buffet
Is the sophisticated joy of the buffet coming to an end?
Requiem for a bad meal
Lisa Hilton mourns the pleasure of good company – even in a cynically awful faux Italian in Berlin
What will become of the hospitality industry?
Has Britain’s favourite pastime of eating and drinking reached its peak? How will the industry recovery from this financial blow?
A bountiful Baja garden
Lisa Hilton enjoys sublime food and hibiscus margaritas on an enchanting Mexican ranch
Roast lamb of God
A simple, seasonal feast is best, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Know your Catalan onions
Gerald Frost reviews Nourishing the Nation: Food as National Identity by Venetia Johannes
Eat more meat!
Jamie Blackett discovers the more meat the better in Charlie Spedding’s book: Stop Feeding Us Lies
Amuse Bouche
Lisa Hilton finds a French-inspired retreat for flagging flâneurs in Shepherd’s Bush
The Foreign Office should be rooted in the past
Who and what is it for, if not the British people, and our history and culture?
Our illiberal Terrorism Act
People should be censured for their actions and not for their beliefs
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
The joy of pets
Pet ownership is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it also lifts the soul
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
The court of hot air
We do not need human rights law to protect human rights or to maintain the rule of law
The grand tour
Sex and the cities
Who edits the editor?
The bright young things of publishing want to be involved in every line of every new book
Music for a warm bath
Bloch, Bruch, Dohnanyi (Claves)
He’s not the messiah, he’s a transwoman
Transsexual Apostate is a disturbing book, written for disturbing times
The menopause is no joke
It is time to stop being so facetious about women’s health
