Food and Drink

By Imy Brighty-Potts Despite placing fourth on the Great British Bake Off in 2014, Chetna Makan says she had never made bread before entering the tent. Of course, she knows her ...

By Prudence Wade Paul Hollywood didn’t set out to become a baker. Yes, his father was a baker, but he initially joined the industry through necessity. After going to ...

Home to 15.4 million people, Lagos is by far the most populous city in Africa. To put this into perspective, Cyprus’ most populous city is Nicosia, with roughly 200,000 residents; you’d ...

By Katie Wright After winning The X-Factor: Celebrity at the end of 2019 and landing a deal with Simon Cowell’s record label, Megan McKenna was on the brink of taking ...

Here in Prague, beer is cheaper than water. So it’s no wonder residents of the Czech Republic are the top consumers of beer in the world! At an average ...

By Prudence Wade Cooking outdoors might seem like a bit of a chore, when you start thinking about all the elaborate bits of kit you need to bring with you ...

Yes, this is where the hamburger originated – or so it’s claimed. In the 19th century, the sailors of this German seaport returned from their Baltic voyages having tried (and ...

By Prudence Wade What does it really mean to feel good? It’s a personal thing, but a big part of it for Melissa Hemsley is “about savouring the actual ...

Welcome to Stockholm, the world’s fifth most northerly capital. Located on a chain of 14 islands in the very south of Sweden, this lakeside city boasts water so clean it’...

This quick and easy garlic prawn pasta is a perfect classic pasta recipe you could make in less than 20 minutes. Juicy tender prawns, pasta with a kick of chilli and ...

By Prudence Wade Like many people, the pandemic made chef Josh Katz want to go back to basics. He even relocated from London to Ibiza, saying he believed “the pandemic ...

In 1972, a Japanese soldier was discovered in the jungles of Guam. He’d been hiding out for 28 years, acting under the assumption that World War II had never ended. Which ...

By Lauren Taylor Mexican cuisine might conjure up images of tacos al pastor (with barbeque pork), meat-packed enchiladas or fish-topped tostadas – but Thomasina Miers says, historically, Mexican fare is much ...

If you’ve read your Kipling, you’ll know of the great, green, greasy Limpopo river, all set about with fever trees. But there’s a great deal more to ...

By Lauren Taylor You’ve probably heard the saying that dessert cookery is ‘scientific’. One mistake and your cake/tart/meringue will fall into a heap. It’s a reputation ...

This is where the ancient Greeks believed Atlas lived – holding the heavens aloft. It’s a legend that makes sense. The highest peaks in this North African range are well ...

Cypriot wineries have joined forces to launch the Cyprus Wine Consortium to better promote their products in a group rather than individually. The consortium includes 16 local wineries brought together by ...

Freelance Sommelier Sotiris Neophytidis has won the 9th Best Sommelier of Cyprus for the year 2022. The contest was held under the auspices of the International Association of Sommeliers, ASI. Sotiris ...

By Prudence Wade Food is so much more than just nourishment – it can be an expression of your culture, amongst other things, and a powerful diplomatic tool. Few people know ...

If you were asked to name the best city for foodies, you’d probably plump for Paris or Rome. But according to the five million readers of Travel + Leisure, the ...

This is the ‘Keystone State’, so-called for its role in the creation of a nation. Pennsylvania was one of the 13 founding states (the only that doesn’t border the Atlantic). ...

By Lauren Taylor Atul Kochhar wants us to step away from shop-bought curry paste. “You honestly don’t need the paste in the supermarket – please don’t buy it!” Besides – ...

Thai red curry prawn is one of the most popular Thai curries both in Thailand and the rest of the world. This restaurant-quality red curry with prawn dish can be ...

The very first cookbook known to the world was written by a Greek chef! But it was about Sicilian cuisine… Its author, Mithaecus, travelled widely in the known world, working ...