My peak whinge, after contracting covid in Brussels, after the night of the hotel fire, going down and up and down six stories of stairs often in the dark with asthma and covid and no longer young, I ordered a 19 euro breakfast over the phone in the new hotel. After room service told me how I was supposed to have done it by marking a form and putting it on the door by 2 am (when I’m not sure I’d reached the room by 2 am), she started suggesting things to order and suggested muesli, which is my standard breakfast — I love Bircher muesli! Anyway, what I got instead of my beloved Bircher muesli was instant oatmeal — it was absolutely dreadful even with European yogurt on it.
Monthly Archives: June 2022
Food! Glorious Food!
Many Ice Creams, but One Cone to Rule Them All
Joy Baking Group has cornered much of the market with one guiding principle: When it comes to cones, people want what they know.
By Priya Krishna
A Heat Wave’s Lamented Victim: The Mango, India’s King of Fruits
Blistering spring temperatures have devastated crops of the country’s most beloved fruit. “The soul of a farmer shudders at seeing these fruitless trees,” one grower said.
By Suhasini Raj
Six Easy Recipes for the Ultimate Picnic Spread
Summery salads, vibrant open-faced sandwiches and pecan shortbread: Impress your friends with this portable feast from David Tanis.
Clockwise from bottom left: a white bean salad with roasted cauliflower; Caprese-style marinated mozzarella with cherry tomatoes and olives; open-faced cucumber-ricotta sandwiches; and sardines on buttered brown bread.
Recipes: Hibiscus Punch | Marinated Mozzarella, Olives and Cherry Tomatoes | Sardines on Buttered Brown Bread | Cucumber-Ricotta Sandwiches | White Bean Salad With Roasted Cauliflower | Pecan Shortbread
By David Tanis
Nigel Slater’s recipes for puddings to celebrate the jubilee
Orange custard tart, gooseberry fool and meringue roulade – summer sweet treats worthy of the long bank holiday weekend
Nigel Slater’s orange custard tart.
Nigel Slater
WINE SCHOOL
The Surprising, Saline Whites of the Mâconnais
The wines are getting better, more distinctive and more expensive in this region once known for cheap, innocuous bottles.
By Eric Asimov
WINE SCHOOL
Alsace Whites, From Three Different Grapes
It’s in France but is not quite French. It seems German, but it’s not. Alsace has its own singular character and style.
By Eric Asimov