Restaurant: Mark Greenaway, Edinburgh
'It's the sort of place that people who adore prodding and sniffing their food will love… with a polite, slightly long-winded passion,' Marina O'Loughlin says
Wine: what to buy at Tesco
With 25% of the UK market, it has something for everyone, Fiona Beckett says
Mint tea the way it should be made
Drinks: Henry Dimbleby recalls his discovery of mint tea during a research trip to the Egyptian city of Alexandria
Readers’ recipe swap: Dumplings
Readers' recipe swap: This week, Felicity Cloake puts your dumpling recipes to the test
Howards House Hotel, Wiltshire: hotel review
A historic dower house hotel in an idyllic Wiltshire village is more than matched by its excellent restaurant. Even the other guests are well-chosen, says Sally Shalam
A cookery class at Alain Ducasse’s house in Provence
Keen microwaver Jonathan Thompson heads to Provence, in the south of France, to learn the art of fine cuisine at the house of celebrated chef Alain Ducasse
Mackerel returns to the ‘fish to eat’ list
The surprise U-turn by the MCS comes after it told fish-eaters in January that the species should be consumed rarely
Lettuce lovers: has Britain finally found a taste for salad?
Tony Naylor: Iceberg lettuce, tomato, a bit of cucumber: is the British salad still as sad as all that, or are we embracing more exotic ingredients?
How to make the perfect Victoria sponge cake
Felicity Cloake: 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
How to get the best out of vegetarian cooking
Toasted sesame seeds for bacon-like flavour? Some of Britain's best chefs give their tips on how to jazz up meat-free meals
EU fisheries reform plan falls short of outright discards ban
Green campaigners disappointed as ministers agree on phased in 5% discard rate from 2015, with exemptions on some species
Angela Hartnett’s chicken with white asparagus recipe
Angela Hartnett's midweek suppers: The delicate flavour of white asparagus shines when it is cooked lightly and simply as in this easy-to-prepare chicken dish
Gaza gastronomy
A women's collective is serving up traditional homemade Palestinian dishes – with an authentic taste
Use your loaf: when only sliced white bread will do
Sales of sliced, wrapped bread are down. But before consigning plastic bread to the dustbin, consider these five dishes that definitely go better with humble white bread
Kids’ restaurant menus: does it have to be chips with everything?
Studies have shown that children who eat the same food as adults are healthier. It's time to wave goodbye to chicken nuggets and pizzas