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How to make: gravyRoast dinners are a highly charged event fraught with pitfalls, but none as dangerous as getting the gravy ‘just right’
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‘I’ve hunted and gathered things from everywhere’My last supper: Padma Lakshmi seeks an Indian twist on New York’s autumn fare -
Smoked goat shoulderWhether it’s pig, cow, lamb or even goat, our resident cook has tips on how to cook barbecue in the American way, as well as a buxom blueberry cobbler for dessert -
The highs and lows of being a chocolate judgeWho wouldn’t want to be asked to judge the best chocolates in the land? But maybe there’s only so much cocoa bean that your body can take
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Amritsari calamari; gooseberry spongeKick the blues and kickstart the season with a mango-seasoned squid dish, and a gooseberry, elderflower and ginger cake
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Nigel Slater’s fregola recipesThe smallest pasta shapes add a tender texture and soak up flavours – perfect for these tasty summer dishes. By Nigel Slater
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Marina O'Loughlin on restaurantsMarina O'Loughlin on restaurantsNorn, Leith, Edinburgh: ‘It makes me want to gasp OMG OMG, like a teen scoring a selfie with Harry Styles’No matter what fish, fowl or foraged fungus turned up on the day, it would issue from Norn’s kitchen transformed into something ravishing
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Jay Rayner on restaurantsJay Rayner on restaurantsBlandford Comptoir, London: restaurant reviewCosmopolitan, suave, charming… this lovely Italian shows what a good idea EU membership was, says Jay Rayner
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Felicity Cloake's perfect recipesFelicity Cloake's perfect recipesHow to cook the perfect hot dogCaution! Preparing a hotdog can be fraught with danger – so should you grill, bake, fry, or steam your sausage? And is the best banger made from pork or beef?
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Nigel Slater recipesNigel Slater recipesNigel Slater’s fregola recipesThe smallest pasta shapes add a tender texture and soak up flavours – perfect for these tasty summer dishes. By Nigel Slater
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drink
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Why albariño is becoming summer’s perfect white wineIt’s one of Spain’s most popular wines. Here are three fine examples of the grape’s floral and peachy charms, says David Williams
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Summer cocktails: 10 party drinks for a crowdForget boring beer and wine: punch above your weight this summer by serving chilled cocktails in a big jug or bowl
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Goodbye kale, hello ice-cream sandwiches: this summer’s food trendsWhat’s hot and what’s not in the world of food and drink for summer 2016
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The Beer Mile – like the Olympics but with boozingIt wasn’t my plan to bring the race where runners have to drink a beer on each lap of the track to London … but somehow it happened anyway
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The Great British Baking Show: still a treat, even post-BrexitAs an American, my ignorance of the specifics of British culture make this show – called The Great British Bake-Off in the UK – bliss, even if I know who wins
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Celebrity MasterChef review – if anyone can befuddle John Torode, it’s SinittaThe celebrity cooking contest has found a new secret weapon for its billionth series. Plus: possibly the last dying breath for TV property shows
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Nadiya Hussain: ‘I have a senseless love affair with cheese’The Bake Off winner recalls childhood curries and explains why she didn’t get into baking until she was a teenager
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Storm Troupers: the Fight to Forecast the Weather review – leeches and allWe still can’t predict the weather, but that doesn’t stop us trying. Plus: gluten-free baking with the Hemsleys
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10 of the best urban beaches and city riversides in EuropeFrom London to Warsaw, sand is being placed along rivers, reggae is pumping from cool cocktail bars, there’s beach volleyball and plenty of places for a swim
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Germany’s Spreewald gherkins – possibly the best in the worldThis famous export from the forests of Brandenburg state, south-east of Berlin, is a legend among pickles
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A long way from Benidorm: rural regeneration in south-east SpainKevin Rushby learns about ancient ways on a new trip to rural Spain, where sheep graze, women pick wild herbs, and the only similarity to the nearby Costa Blanca is the amount of alcohol men put away
The Modern Cook A better bruschetta