Food and Drink
Discover the latest in food and drink news, try our delicious and easy recipes using fresh seasonal produce and read our pub and restaurant reviews.
Here at Country Life we love to cook and we love to eat. Seasonality is important, whether you’re growing your own or visiting the farmers’ market for your ingredients – but we love to cook seasonally. Whether it’s our brilliant collection of elderflower recipes in the summertime, our ultimate sloe gin recipe in autumn or gorgeous roast goose recipes in the winter, we have collected the best seasonal recipes by ingredient on dedicated pages
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York's finest hotel, a state-of-the-art cookery school and the secret to throwing the perfect dinner party
Newly opened this month, The Grand's state-of-the-art cookery school, spearheaded by the charasmatic Andrew Dixon, teaches aspiring culinary connoisseurs everything from bubble and squeak to thai green fish curry. Alexandra Fraser paid a visit.
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10 of the best British pies, from the Scotch to the Stargazy
Pies are a great British culinary tradition – but what they consist of varies enormously depending on where you are. Flora Watkins picks out 10 of the best.
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The Utterly Inessential Mother's Day List: Cruising the Ouse, tea with Queen Titania and a massage for the future mothers among us
They love us unconditionally, unquestionably and, in some cases, utterly irrationally (there's always that one sibling and if there isn't, it's you) so, especially on this one day of the year, let's make sure our utterly incredible mothers know how much we absolutely adore them.
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How to make three-cheese sourdough bread and a perfect winter-warmer soup to go with it
We'll leave it up to you to decide whether the soup or the sourdough is the star of the show in this pair of recipes...
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Andrew Whitley’s sourdough bread recipe
Elisabeth Luard chooses Andrew Whitley’s sourdough bread as one of her greatest recipes ever
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How to make Salted Caramel Millionaire's Shortbread
Warning: just looking at this page might expand your waistline.
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Curious Questions: How do you make soufflés that don't collapse?
Soufflés have such a reputation for being difficult that many of us don’t even attempt them. Debora Robertson says we should feel the fear and cook them anyway, armed with these secrets for success.
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How to make Jane Hornby's chicken and bacon pie
Chicken pie is as good as it gets for comfort food – and it's incredibly easy to do. Here's how.
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Eight perfect pancake recipes for Shrove Tuesday
Enjoy our foolproof pancake recipe - and eight enticing ways to make them better than ever.
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How to make the perfect Tarte au Citron
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Tom Parker-Bowles: Why a well-stocked larder is a very splendid thing, and the building block for 1,000 dishes
A well-stocked store cupboard is an essential of British life in the 21st century, says Tom Parker-Bowles as he reveals the various bits and bobs in his own kitchen.
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Recipe: Jane Hornby's asparagus and bacon frittata
This delicious recipe ideal for an indulgent weekend brunch comes from Jane Hornby's latest cookery book.
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Jason Goodwin: Pandas, Paddington and how to start a diplomatic incident over the origins of marmalade
Our columnist receives an invitation to a rather swish reception – and ends up putting his foot in it.
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Recipe: A truffled chicken dish inspired by the longest-serving-three-Michelin-star-restaurant since 1965
Poached with slices of black truffle in a broth flavoured with tarragon and Madeira: there’s no finer way to treat a bird, says Simon Hopkinson.
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Recipe: Roast chicken with blood oranges, sweet potato and avocado salsa
The short but sweet season for blood oranges is upon us – and our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson has a recipe to make the most of it.
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The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: A bag good enough to ride, a golden fountain pen and a doghouse to die for
There's nothing quite as good as something you absolutely don't need, but still want anyway. Because really, assuming you have food, water and a safe place to sleep, what really is essential? Alexandra Fraser takes her regular look at some of life's little luxuries.
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How to make kedgeree, the classic rice dish that makes a perfect weekend brunch
Kedgeree is a classic Anglo-Indian dish that's been hugely popular in Britain since Victorian times.
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Curious Questions: Do delicious hams from little acorns grow?
Jamón Iberico is undeniably delicious – and undeniably pricey. Martin Fone took a trip to Spain to find out how it gets that way.
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The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: Gifts to make him fall at your feet, a delightful decanter and all the Valentine's experiences a happy heart could hope for
The chill of February is ill-fated to be accompanied by a day dedicated to those lucky few among us who succeeded in surviving the stress of the festive season. It is for this group of people that we present a collection of utterly inessential products and experiences with which to say "I love you". For the rest of you, we recommend gin.
