Food
In Vino Veritas: I’ll Drink to That
Binge drinking may look like a communal act, but it as an act of solitude, celebrating the self
The Bread with the Hole
The Bagel by Maria Balinska
When Good is Bad
The language people use to describe their health demonstrates moral complacency
Let Them Eat Brioches
The Patisserie Wars are expanding at least as rapidly as the nation’s waistbands
Does the Arts Club Have Good Taste?
In the dictionary on my laptop it defines art as “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination”. To me, that’s cooking
Empire of the Bun
The Hamburger: A History by Josh Ozersky
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal