Food and Drink

While global wine predictions are difficult there are some growing trends Not many can predict the future, but wine ‘experts’ around the world, or shall we say ‘wine stakeholders’ are ...

DAVID BEAN and ANDREW GREENHILL look at how it’s done Drinking alcohol has been part of popular culture for at least 240 years, and perhaps millennia prior. In recent years, ...

Vegan winter warmers Yellow Split Pea Dahl This dish is delicious on top of rice or any grain of your preference. 1 large white onion, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, chopped 2 cups ...

By Federico Bernuzzi and Maria Traka For many people, Christmas dinner is not complete without a side helping of brussels sprouts. Indeed, they are Britain’s favourite Christmas dinner vegetable. ...

The traditional Sachertorte of Austria reflects the culture of the country and is perfect for this time of year says ANDRY VOSKARIDOU My aim here was to present one of ...

Hearty warming dinner Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons and Olives 1 preserved lemon 50ml olive oil 1 tsp melted butter 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2.5cm piece of ginger, grated 1 tbsp ground coriander ...

When The Beach Boys sang about Aruba, Jamaica, Bermuda and Bahama, they missed what may well be the most beautiful island of all: Curaçao. One of the Dutch Caribbean ...

HAZEL FLIGHT on why they technically shouldn’t feature in a traditional Christmas dinner Christmas dinner is considered by many to be the best meal of the year and yet ...

Recipe that varies throughout India South Indian Chickpea Curry South Indian style Chickpea or Channa Curry with coconut milk and spices like fennel seed and cumin is easy to make. ...

By Anistatia Renard Miller It is cold outside and there’s nothing quite like a hot drink to warm the cockles. In the history of British mixed concoctions, there are ...

Here in Aland, there’s an island for nearly every resident. No mean feat, considering that there are 28,000 people. Granted, you might have to settle for a small rocky outcrop (...

How is Alexander the Great related to chocolate chip cookies asks ANDRY VOSKARIDOU In the unlikely case you don’t know what cookies are, they are a magical tiny indulgence ...

A sweet taste of Christmas Mandarin Melomakarona with Pecans Liquid Ingredients 100g sunflower oil 100g mandarin juice 45g olive oil 2 tsp mandarin zest Solid ingredients 250g all-purpose flour 50g fine ...

Just 3.6 times the size of New York’s Central Park, Tokelau is the smallest country in Oceania. It’s also the fourth smallest country in the world, ranking just behind ...

SIJUN SHEN and VIVIENNE LEWIS on why online food consumption videos could fuel food fixations You might have come across #EatWithMe videos on TikTok, which typically feature young women eating ...

This healthful beverage soared in popularity during Covid. Now, for the first time, it’s being brewed on the island – and sells out every month! Cyprus definitely has more than ...

Three-course vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup 1 large head of broccoli, roughly chopped 4 stalks of celery, sliced 2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped 1 large white onion, diced 3 tablespoons of olive oil 1/2 teaspoon ...

There are just three sub-species of orangutan, and the Sumatran is by far the most social. Almost exclusively arboreal, these highly intelligent primates rarely descend to the ground; instead, they ...

There is perhaps no more popular cake than a carrot cake, even among those who do not like the vegetable says ANDRY VOSKARIDOU Striking to look at and a pleasure ...

An Eastern lunch Chickpea Filo Triangles This is one of the dishes that’s on my vegan menu for The Real Greek. It has proved to be very popular as ...

The humble baguette, France’s staple bread, made it onto the United Nation’s cultural heritage list on Wednesday, drawing delighted responses from French bakers and non-bakers alike. Paris-based U....

The Maratheftiko red variety is an ancient, indigenous grape to Cyprus. Over the last 35 years this variety has been cultivated to produce premium red wines. Noted in Cyprus by Mouillefert (1893) ...

When Queen Elizabeth II died, she was widely reported to have been the second longest-reigning monarch in history after Louis XIV. That was wrong. The actual longest-reigning monarch was Sobhuza ...

Raw vegan diet may be risk to your health – here’s why By Laura Brown Vegan diets have become increasingly popular over the years, especially among people looking to improve ...