An illustration by Ingram Pinn depicting wine in India ©Ingram Pinn Jancis Robinson Nov 16, 2012

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Despite punitive taxation, India now has a thriving wine culture – or at least its vast middle class and ‘upper crust’ do

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Members of the National Federation of Republican Women decorate a campaign bus in Washington, D.C., 1954 ©Corbis
As America’s political wives campaigned from their kitchens, an ideological battle simmered
– Polly Russell
Cinnamon roll ©Nina Mangalanayagam
A delicious morning bread roll that can be enjoyed at any time
– Rose Carrarini
chicken curry ©Andy Sewell Rowley Leigh from RECIPES Nov 16, 2012

Recipe: pheasant korma

‘Those who live in the country with freezers full of cheap game are probably already well-accustomed to pheasant curry’

Planting in the paddy fields at the Navara Eco Farm ©Jyothy Karat From FT MAGAZINE Nov 16, 2012

Go with the grain

Highly nutritious, red rice has been cultivated in Kerala for more than 2,000 years. But only now is it enjoying a revival

Different kinds of cheeses at L’Art du Fromage Nov 9, 2012

Five of the best: London cheese purveyors

From finest French to delicious Dutch farmhouse, Lucy Gregory picks some of the best newcomers for turophiles

mango rice pudding RECIPES Nov 16, 2012

Recipes: coastal fried fish, mango pudding and Hariyali bream

Karam Sethi, chef-proprietor at Trishna, shares three recipes from his new book ‘Capital Spice’

Restaurant reviews
The facade of the Gaylord Restaurant Nicholas Lander Nov 16, 2012

Gaylord, London

This is the time for Punjabi food – ‘to fatten one up for the cold, winter months ahead’

Kin's Kitchen: memorable for its 'fascinating' double-boiled soup Nicholas Lander Nov 9, 2012

Hong Kong: gastronomical mystery tour

‘Two waiters served me a succession of Cantonese, all without a word of explanation’

Huw Gott and Will Beckett at their new restaurant ©Fred MacGregor Nicholas Lander Nov 2, 2012

The waiting game: Hawksmoor, Air St

Overall service levels in most restaurants – certainly in the UK and the US – have never been higher. A good waiter at Hawksmoor can earn £30,000 a year

Restaurateur Michael McMahon at Catalina ©Adrian Cook Nicholas Lander Oct 26, 2012

Sydney: the name of the game

Sean’s Panaroma, Catalina, Kitchen by Mike and Mr Wong: a display of the enviable Australian talent of cleverly naming restaurants

Duck & Waffle’s signature dish ©Ming Tang-Evans Nicholas Lander Oct 19, 2012

Chrysan, Sushisamba and Duck & Waffle

Dining out with a view in London EC2. But did the food match the vistas?