Recipe: Felicity Cloake’s alcoholic lemonade

The best wines to serve with vegetable dishes

The trick is to find flavours that complement your food or contrast with it

Nigel Slater’s sandwich recipes

All too often a sandwich is nothing more than a quick fix, but a little time and imagination will transform the snack

Wine: What to buy at Tesco

With 25% of the UK market, it has something for everyone

How to make the perfect Victoria sponge cake

It took the invention of baking powder to make such rich, buttery cakes possible. Since then the British have had plenty of time to perfect it

Chinese move on from snapping up fine wines, to buying the whole vineyards

Christie’s auction house sets up world’s first estate agency for Chinese to buy wine estates

Make your own lime rickey

Angostura bitters and lime combine in this refreshing classic

How climate change is transforming British wine

The average temperature in Sussex is a degree warmer than it was for most of the 20th century, with practical implications for the region’s vineyards

Chenin blanc is a secret that should be savoured

I was offered sauvignons and chardonnays aplenty, but chenin wasn’t a variety that South Africa’s wineries wanted to show off

How to make the perfect Bloody Mary

Are bloody marys the only thing to drink before lunch, or a weird hybrid of soup and snifter? Do you prefer yours with gin or vodka – or neither – and why do we order them on aeroplanes?

Why is Britain obsessed with Italian restaurants?

As several major chains announce expansion plans, the march of the high street pasta and pizza outlet seems unstoppable. Is this great news for cash-strapped Britons? Or indicative of how the search for authentic Italian just got even harder

Angela Hartnett’s spaghetti carbonara recipe

Everyone has their own take on this classic dish – the key is to use the best-quality parmesan and bacon you can afford

Ten British restaurants with unusual histories

From a restaurant in a Victorian toilet block to a cafe in a converted train carriage, today’s foodie hotspots have history

In pictures: odd buildings as restaurants

The food apps that could be bad for your children’s health

Kids enjoy food-based games – and tablets and smartphones offer a fun, interactive playing experience. But what happens when they are adverts for unhealthy processed food in disguise?

Wine: Style over substance?

There’s a whole new drive to market wine by style, rather than grape or region. But how does that work in practice?

How to eat: Tomato soup

Do you say no to gazpacho? Agree that Cup-a-Soup is a mug’s game? Open a can of Heinz or make your own? And, like Tony Naylor, do you ever wonder what happened to the crouton?