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AP Contributed

‘Dull and musty’: the best (and worst) supermarket breakfast teabags, tasted and rated

  • Tom Hunt
  • Updated 3 hrs ago

We spill the tea on the supermarket bags worth your cuppa – and which should be left to stew

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Meera Sodha’s recipe for chopped broad bean trofie with mint and lemon | Meera Sodha recipes

  • Meera Sodha
  • 11 hrs ago

Zingy lemon and mint elevate tender young beans in this fresh and simple spring supper

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Cocktail of the week: Le Magritte’s bitter velvet – recipe | The good mixer

  • Giovanni Dellaglio
  • Updated May 8, 2026

A zesty, grown-up, after-dinner digestif that drifts into the arena of the rum old fashioned but in a fancy glass

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‘No reservations, no waiter, just great sea views, food and drink’: readers’ favourite beach bars in Europe

  • Guardian readers
  • Updated May 8, 2026

You share your favourite spots for sand, seafood and sundowners from the Kent coast to the Greek islands

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Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for Mexican-style vanilla bean flan | The sweet spot

  • Benjamina Ebuehi
  • Updated May 7, 2026

An unadulterated, wobbly, joyous flan made the way it should be

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How to match wine with vegetables

  • Richard Godwin
  • Updated May 7, 2026

Our changing diet, which increasingly revolves around vegetable, makes wine-matching a bit trickier, but there’s no need to overthink it

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How to choose the perfect wine to accompany Middle Eastern food

  • Itamar Srulovich
  • Updated May 7, 2026

It’s all about finding bottles that speak the same language as the food, whether for sharp citrus salads, spiced lamb or lemon chicken

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‘Restaurants won’t survive’: Michelin chef opens venues abroad to withstand UK taxes

  • Helena Horton
  • Updated May 7, 2026

Jason Atherton, who has restaurants in Dubai, St Moritz and now Tuscany, says it’s tough to stay afloat in UK hospitality industry

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Rachel Roddy’s recipe for spring chicken thighs with spring onions, mint and peas | A kitchen in Rome

  • Rachel Roddy
  • Updated May 6, 2026

Softly braised vegetables combine with crisp-skinned chicken thighs in this reliable, versatile dish

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How to save asparagus trimmings from the food-waste bin – recipe | Waste not

  • Tom Hunt
  • Updated May 6, 2026

Transform this tough offcut into an intensely delicious compound butter that’s perfect with eggs, bread, gnocchi or anything else you can think of

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