Journal

Items of interest – including a few regular series – concerning food, life, et cetera

The Gannet Q&A: Ben Reade
The co-founder of Edinburgh Food Studio on his cravings for fruit, memorable Christmas dinners at his granny's house and his most blissful meal

The Gannet Q&A: Will Goldfarb – The Bali-based dessert specialist on his favourite ever restaurant meal (which he had three times), a fascination with chickpeas and his ongoing struggle to avoid a particular fruit

The Gannet Q&A: Laura Freeman – The author of The Reading Cure on her greatest hits recipe compilation, the secret ingredient for the perfect breakfast and her restaurant pet hate

Introducing The Second Issue Of Fork In The Road… – In which we embark on an epic road trip around Ireland, gathering the best food stories, recommendations and recipes the country has to offer

Land of Crab and Lobster – It’s one of Ireland's great nature spots, but Inishbofin also abounds with spectacular food, some of it served out of a red London bus. We travelled to this tiny island off the Connemara coast to find out more

Changing Restaurant Culture & Other News
This week's digest looks at changing restaurant culture, building a better table and telling difficult stories

The Gannet Q&A: Stephen Toman – The chef at Ox in Belfast on "mindblowing" meals in Copenhagen, his grandmother's vegetable broth and the tune that gets things going in the kitchen

In Parts Unknown & Other News – Remembering Anthony Bourdain, the comfort of processed food and the security of lobster rolls in this week's food media round-up

The Gannet Q&A: Korsha Wilson – The food writer and podcast host on her cookbook conversion, Maryland blue crabs for dinner, and a deep-seated hatred of peanut butter

Fine Dining Goes Junk & Other News – In this week's round-up of the best online food media: fine dining meets junk food, Helen Rosner on The David Chang Show, and a quick scoop of gelato

Back To The Garden: Carla Tomasi On Life After Restaurants
Once a key fixture on the London restaurant scene, Carla Tomasi has devoted the last 15 years to her bountiful garden outside Rome. Over lunch, she recalls her food adventures and shows us the fruits of her labours

How To Close A Restaurant & Other News – Also in this week's food media round-up: the rise of Laotian cuisine, breeding a new apple from scratch, and a new food temple gets a hiding

The Gannet Q&A: Enrico Vignoli – The chef and food impresario talks about memorable Easter lunches at his grandmother's house, a failsafe pasta dish and his favourite Italian salami producers

The Melody of Hot Sauce & Other News – Saving dying cuisines, restaurant recommendations and the story of a treasured condiment in this week's food media round-up

The Church of Umami & Other News – The best of this week's online food media includes nostalgia for a luxurious chocolate, the politics of restaurant reviewing and the problems with killing fish

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