Rice is a staple of many global cuisines, one of the oldest cultivated crops in the world. Here's the at-a-glance primer

So, some years ago in Antwerp, I made this melange, tapas-style as a starter, the gift that kept giving. And, oh yes, it kept giving......

My original take on English bread and butter pudding with panettone, pears poached in wine, various berries and a whole lot more

Kedgeree is a unique dish of rice, smoked haddock and eggs invented by Indian cooks for British officers as breakfast in the 19th century

Ragù is one of the dishes that gets the Bolognese all riled up at heresies committed in their name. Here's how to do it properly

A very quick and easy dish of one of my favourite pastas that you can knock up in next no time. This recipe provides a hearty meal for...

An ideal dish for spring: this spring gnocchi with smoked fish is full of light, green flavours with as much filling power as you need if yo

This is my version of an old English recipe that I love. For once I have dialed down the (con)fusion elements and tried to make a version...

My version of a famously filling Berlin breakfast reworked as a hearty meal with a nod to traditional German cuisine. Everybody loves to...

This make-do-and-mend sauce for gammon is the result of a disastrous fridge-freezer meltdown to not waste good food

An wonderful Sardinian pie of lamb, potatoes and sundried tomatoes that is truly impressive

According to numerous pieces of credible research, Italian cooking is the most popular cuisine the world over. So best not to bugger up...

The Delauney, with it's European vibe, remains one of London's go-to brunch and lunch venues for the theatrical West End set

When I was a kid, my closest cousin loved "tomato sauce"; tomato ketchup. I had nothing against it, but I was always impressed by her...

Butternut squash is a delicious and versatile vegetable that is seldom allowed to reach its quotidian culinary dietary potential, mainly...

Discovering the joys of fresh pesto alla genovese and triofe, the twisted twig pasta, in a 13th-century house in the heart of medieval Genoa

This is easy hack for delicious grilled peppers takes all the hassle out of peeling them to reveal that sweet, succulent flesh. Once...

A hop-and-a-skip away from Prague's famed Old Town Square in the Staré Město, you'll find the Municipal House. It may be be more famous...

A few years ago Karel Doms organised the most wonderful New Year's Eve blind tasting in Antwerp. Those gathered were lucky enough to try...

Trastevere has experienced something of revival in recent decades. As elsewhere in Europe, it's gentrification and reinvention as a "hot"...