Food and Drink

A friend recently asked me which part of Nicosia is my favourite. The question was quite innocent and should not involve a lengthy thinking process to answer. What makes people ...

For the holidays it is best to go with crowd pleasing wines rather than focusing on one dish on the table When choosing wines for Christmas should we buy considering ...

Quick and easy Indian style keema rice is a perfect dinner recipe for a busy day and this recipe can be made with pantry-friendly ingredients. Minced lamb cooked with aromatic ...

By Ella Walker Mary Berry has worked in the food industry for more than five decades and is always keen to keep learning. The 86-year-old’s new TV series and ...

December 1 has been set as the day of Maratheftiko grape, which was celebrated for the first time in Cyprus this year with a series of events including one at Rous ...

By Ella Walker Every now and again, chef James Martin’s mum would let him make his own packed lunch – and on those occasions, he knew exactly what was going ...

Owned by the Robinson family, Hawaii’s Niihau Island is another of the world’s Forbidden Places! Originally purchased in 1864 from the Kingdom of Hawaii for a mere $10,000, Niihau is ...

George Kassianos reflects on sommelier contest that reflected the island and samples some local wines The ASI Contest for the Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa, organised by the Cyprus ...

By Ella Walker According to Gino D’Acampo, what’s on the dinner table is actually far less crucial than what’s going on around it. The Italian chef, 45 – known ...

Which is the most beautiful island in the world? Well, not Cyprus, according to Travel + Leisure magazine! Instead, readers have plumped for Palawan – a little-known isle in the Philippines, which ...

Simple, quick, and easy recipe for a delicious Spicy Chicken Pasta for the whole family. Delicious spicy chicken pasta is quick and simple to make at home with pantry-friendly ingredients. ...

The TV presenter and The Saturdays singer loves a roast and genuinely enjoys weaning, she tells ELLA WALKER Dinner round at Rochelle Humes’ house sounds fun. The TV presenter and ...

Somerset is brought to you by the letter C! This is the land of cider, cheddar, caves; a British coastal county characterised by rolling hills, flat levels, and ancient towns. ...

A prestigious sommelier contest was held on the island this week, won by a Sicilian who now works in London What a great week it has been for the wine ...

By Ella Walker Cookbooks are not just a record of recipes, but a record of meals cooked and eaten together, of travels and gatherings, events and moments both ordinary and ...

The Embassy of Japan in Cyprus has recently launched a YouTube cooking show, in which expert Chef Kobayashi Daisuke teaches us to make simple, authentic Japanese dishes Japanese cuisine – that’...

By Sarah Coyne As we enter the winter months, our attention suddenly turns to restaurants with cosy indoor seating, to protect us from the elements. Ironically, on my visit to ...

Simple, quick, and easy recipe for delicious Singapore fried rice for the whole family. Create this delicious Singapore Fried Rice recipe in less than 15 minutes. This fried rice recipe is ...

By Lauren Taylor Figuring out how, as a planet, we can eat more sustainably is going to be an ongoing issue as the world becomes more populated and the climate ...

By Ella Walker In a bizarre turn of events, Gordon Ramsay spent lockdown being yelled at, rather than doing the yelling. “I had my daughters filming, shouting, screaming and kicking ...

Wild, free and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is often described as Central Asia’s Switzerland. This landlocked nation is a land of yurts and steppes; a nomadic culture in which, even today, ...

The year was 2014, in San Remo participating in the Contest for the Best Sommelier of Europe. Iraklis Christophorou, then president of the Cyprus Sommeliers Association, and myself were at one ...

Perhaps the very first sign should be enough to influence your expectations. Upon calling to make a reservation at café, bar and diner Uncle Sam’s in Limassol, I was ...

By Katie Wright Given the time it takes to research, compile and publish a recipe book, most of the titles hitting book shops right now started life long before the ...