A kitchen quadrivium

This book made a big noise on release, and Spouse bought me a copy for Christmas shortly thereafter, which I … More

Eyes the same size as her stomach

Luchie (as illustrator and cartoonist Lucie Bryon likes to call herself) was apparently blessed with extremely large eyes as a … More

In Western Europe we take holidays on the Mediterranean, we hear about migrants attempting to cross it, we imagine our … More

High Georgian ceilings, above vast, perfectly proportioned sash windows, speak to me of cosy home comfort. Wherever I am, if … More

Spouse and I first visited The Sheep Heid Inn at the end of a long walk with Spawn, through Holyrood … More

I am wearing my new coat. It is a rather jaunty, fashionable coat, but it is also very smart, so … More

Roughly as long as my life has had something resembling its present form, I’ve been going to the Angel in … More

Comfort comes in nostalgia-sized portions, and for the eponymous ‘Mum’ that nostalgia is focussed on the 1970s. This is evident … More

I don’t come from anywhere in particular. I’m a Turkish jew with an Italian name on my father’s side, and … More

I know about as much about Japanese food as you can find out about Italian food by eating in Pizza … More

A sense of collective memory is crucial to most people’s sense of self; few seem as happy as those who … More

The first time we brought Spawn to Edinburgh to callously abandon her tearful little face in a soulless new-build apartment … More

I don’t follow cook-book publishing that closely (or indeed at all), but you can’t help noticing a few things if … More