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If you make one thing… • This rustic pâté couldn’t be easier to prepare and packs in added flavour with hits of zingily dressed grapes and feathery dill
APPETISERS • Inspiration, bite-size news, reviews & great stuff to do
PUB OF THE MONTH • THE NAG’S HEAD, HAUGHTON, CHESHIRE
CAKE FOR A CAUSE
THIS MONTH WE'RE READING… • The Food Adventurers
OVER TO YOU
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MEET THE READER • Tilly lives in Norwich with her husband and young son and loves live music, a good pale ale and her prized mixer
Holiday mode • To suit the theme of this issue, we asked you on Instagram: Have you ever travelled somewhere just for the food?
delicious. discoveries SUMMER SPECIAL • New barbecue fare, frozen treats for hot days and more, from producers big and small
Hot on the shelves • Food editor Tom Shingler’s pick of the best hot-weather products from the big retailers
HOTLIST • What’s new, what’s great, what we rate for summer – including a choice bargain buy.
The booklist
A rhubarb lemonade with the new MasterChef champ • As well as being a brilliant cook, Thailand-born Chariya Khattiyot is a master coffee roaster with designs on a restaurant empire. She tells Kerry Fowler about her grandfather’s enduring influence, why she loves food markets and the cheerful philosophy that sustains her
WHAT'S ON THE MENU? • Food editor Tom Shingler brings the holiday vibes with moreish menus for alfresco eating
COSTA DEL FLAVOUR • Pack your bags, don your sunnies and join us on a trip to the balmy Med. Inspired by those cherished food memories made on the holidays of yesteryear, these dishes are your ticket to a summer of sensational flavours. Cook, serve and enjoy them together with a glass of something cold in the sun – they’ll bring a taste of Italy, Spain and Greece to your back garden. Buon appetito, buen provecho and kali orexi!
A HISTORY OF THE PACKAGE HOLIDAY IN NUMBERS
WOMEN OF THE GRILL • Barbecuing (or live-fire cooking, as it’s increasingly known in trendy food circles) has traditionally been a masculine-fuelled subgenre of cookery, with the stereotype of big bearded men standing over flames while huge pieces of meat sizzle away. But many of today’s most exciting dishes being cooked over coals come from female chefs and food writers – meet them and re-create their recipes at home this summer
The food I cook at home. Magical memories of AMALFI • Chef and cookery teacher Ursula Ferrigno’s sunshine-filled recipes are inspired by her childhood on the beautiful Italian coast. They’re part of her family heritage – and now they’re set to be part of yours
The genius of micro deep-frying • Taking on deep-frying doesn’t have to mean a big pan full of boiling fat and lingering smells. Tom Shingler explains how doing it on a micro level can make a big difference, lending a cheffy flair without the need to fumigate your kitchen
TROFIE AL PESTO • No shortcuts. No cheat ingredients. This series takes the view that if something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right. Each month we take a deep-dive into a classic dish, delving into the processes and analysing why it tastes so good, then we give you our ultimate recipe. This month: Emily Gussin does a pasta classic the proper way
Anna Higham's brioche tart • She’s the kind of person who has homemade brioche dough just knocking around in her freezer – and with a little help from this esteemed baker, we can all become a little bit more Anna… Get ready for a buttery loaf or this wondrous stone fruit tart
Nectarine curd • Jams and...