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Stout and about: Why is everyone ordering a pint of Guinness?
After decades in the doldrums, Guinness is enjoying a serious renaissance, with stouts old and new snapping at its heels.
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All hail the egg! The most innovative eggs in London — and how to make some of them at home this Easter
Forget the chocolate eggs, Lotte Brundle traipses around London, at her stomach's expense, to bring you a cracking guide to the most interesting eggs in the capital.
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'If it is going to work anywhere, it is going to work here': Meet the makers of English olive oil
With English wine going from strength to strength, could our own extra-virgin olive oil be the next homegrown success story?
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The countdown to Spud-ageddon is on: Why potato farmers are in peril
Potato farmers are experiencing a downturn in demand so significant, they’ve wound up with a surplus of spuds. Will Hosie investigates why and what you can do about it (spoiler alert: eat more spuds).
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'We are here to champion British farmers who produce wonderful milk, meat, vegetables and eggs': The Country Life team's favourite farm shops
More and more of us are choosing to buy produce directly from farms.
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Country Life picks the biggest, boldest and best of this year’s clutch of luxury Easter eggs
Pick up an edible work of art before they sell out.
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Here’s where to go for a really interesting and, dare we say it, cool drink in London's Zone One
The pub is out and the wine bar is in. These hidden gems are pouring some of the capital’s most interesting and delicious vintages — and you don’t have to go to Hackney for any of them.
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The glory — and the grind — of winning a Michelin star, by Gordon Ramsay, Michel Roux Jnr and Tom Parker Bowles
Initially associated with tyres, Michelin has become synonymous with the coveted laurels awarded to the world’s best restaurants. To mark the centenary of the first stars being awarded, David Ellis looks back on a century of fine-dining dramas.
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Meet the men trying to revive our pubs — and farms — for the price of one
When James Gummer, Phil Winser and Olivier van Themsche opened the Pelican in 2022, the pub became the sexiest place to see and be seen. It now forms part of a consortium boasting seven properties and an enviable farm-to-table model, which its founders believe can help revive the English countryside.
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The definitive guide to London's best afternoon teas
There's an afternoon tea for everyone — from gluten-free to art-inspired — if you know where to look. Here are some of our tried and tested favourites.
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Thomas Straker: ‘I don’t think anyone has ever left a restaurant going, “God I wish I’d eaten more purée”’
Britain’s ‘bad boy chef’ on dying his hair neon pink, serving ‘real’ food and going Stateside.
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A very brief history of brown sauce
Beloved of everyone from prime ministers to Sir John Betjeman, brown sauce — arguably Britain’s favourite piquant condiment — has a wonderfully rich history.
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Forget museums, the pub is where real history happens
Ashleigh Arnott looks at how our favourite watering holes have been the epicentres of scientific discovery, affairs, literature, and the Invasion of Normandy.
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It's alive! The UK producers embracing fermentation to make delicious products teeming with life
Across the country, small producers are rediscovering the ancient art of fermentation, with delicious results. Tom Howells samples British-made kefir, kombucha, kraut and more.
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‘French pastries all look amazing… but I wish more British bakers would look at what we used to have’: Richard Hart on the joys of jammy dodgers and iced buns
Richard Hart has made his name as one of the world’s best breadmakers, but as Oliver Berry finds out, his latest project marks a return to his British roots.
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Where's the rum gone? How the temperance movement took on the Royal Navy
Henry Jeffreys considers the role of hard liquor in the lives of those who serve on the seas.
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Tom Parker Bowles: 'There is no dish more lusty and full blooded than boeuf à la Bourguignonne'
Our food columnist extolls the merits of the dish from Burgundy, France, and provides his perfect recipe.
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Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to supermarkets and what to do when there's no Waitrose
First step: Do not panic.
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Patrick Galbraith: 'The idea that a bar in Norfolk selling vinho verde would make it through even one winter was about as likely as the Madonna herself reappearing by the old water pump'
The success of a Walsingham wine bar shows that all is not yet lost in the English village.
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Agromenes: The Food Waste Inspector is right to call out M&S, Waitrose and Lidl for throwing away food that is perfectly good to eat
The UK wastes more food than any other country in Europe, enough to feed 30 million people. This isn't write, Agromenes argues.
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Gill Meller's recipe for wholesome and flavourful cauliflower cheese gratin
Gill Meller's cauliflower cheese is elevated thanks to the additions of ceps and parsley.
