What are your #Fridgeclassics - staples you rely on to pep up lazy cooking? One of mine’s feta, which (imho) improves almost any dish. I traced its #literaryhistory, from #Odysseus to #Circe to #CaptainCorelli: moveablefeastlondon.com/post/literary-…

Our second #fridgeclassic is #smokedsalmon - an affordable and versatile luxury that turns any meal into a treat. Just ask Walter Scott, PG Wodehouse, Nancy Mitford, Barbara Pym & Howard Jacobsen. Naturally, 007 also approves. moveablefeastlondon.com/post/reading-t…

We interviewed An Yu, author of #BraisedPork at a #virtualbookevent connecting readers in London, Nairobi, Barcelona and the US, who designed tablescapes inspired by the novel’s rich imagery & cooked dishes from its pages. Who needs IRL? @HarvillSecker moveablefeastlondon.com/post/braised-p…

The versatile and mysterious aubergine is our new #fridgeclassic. A staple of kitchens from India to Italy, this universal favourite found a new lease of fame as a global phallic symbol. Its literary pedigree embraces Margaret E Atwood to Elif Shafak moveablefeastlondon.com/post/reading-t…

Reviewed #HowtoCookAWolf, MFK Fisher's invigorating guide to eating in a crisis, full of ingenious tips, brisk good sense, and an infectious love of food. Fisher's prose could make even boiling water scintillating - and does so, in this book @DauntBooksPub moveablefeastlondon.com/post/cooking-i…

‘Since we must eat to live, we might as well do it with both grace and gusto.’ Unavailable in the UK for far too long, now back in print in a handsome new @DauntBooksPub edition, our Book of the Week is MFK Fisher's HOW TO COOK A WOLF lrb.me/u3h

Thrilled to be featured in Pieces, the beautifully curated new interiors and creativity hub from Olive Wakefield. New event news coming soon on our website: pieces-london.co.uk/blogs/bits-pie…

Dreaming of high summer with today’s #fridgeclassic, the tomato - a universal staple that crops up on menus throughout the day; and in the writing of Ernest Hemingway, Milena Busquets, Elena Ferrante, Natalia Ginzburg & Sophie Mackintosh, among others moveablefeastlondon.com/post/reading-t…

Anyone who likes talking about food almost as much as cooking and eating it will find a kindred spirit in Phyllis Grant, whose memoir with recipes #EverythingIsUnderControl traces a culinary life in vivid, spare vignettes phyllis grant HQ Stories moveablefeastlondon.com/post/everythin…

The Pastry Chef's Guide by Ravneet Gill aims to bring restaurant-standard baking to home kitchens. Read how it equipped Josie Graves to conquer her fear of pastry (and drool over lemon tart and St. John chocolate cake) here: moveablefeastlondon.com/post/the-pastr…

Crack an egg and it oozes symbolism. From the cosmic egg origin myth to Aesop's golden goose, Humpty Dumpty to Harry Potter, they have found their way into folklore, religion, literature & proverb. And now everyone’s hatching Waitrose chicks at home: moveablefeastlondon.com/post/reading-t…

Decamped to Greece for 5 weeks and ate a lot of feta. Read about my culinary efforts (plus recipes) here moveablefeastlondon.com/post/greek-coo… #recipes #greekcooking #greekislands

I keep pinching myself, asking why the media aren't all over this? Because of the total breakdown of test and trace, documented in my columns this week and last week, we are stuck with the pandemic for the foreseeable future. Yet somehow this is a non-story. What is going on?

Thrilled to announce our next guest is the brilliant @djdaisyjohnson. On 15/12 at 7pm we'll be discussing gothic horror, sibling dynamics and the importance of culinary rituals, especially in times of crisis. Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/129309260479/ Vintage Books @DauntBooksPub

Our virtual event with @djdaisyjohnson is two weeks tomorrow. We’ll discuss her hypnotic novel #Sisters, which makes you shiver, gasp and ache for its characters. Seasonally, we’ll also talk food rituals, in writing and in life. Snare your ticket: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-moveable-f…

Christmas isn’t cancelled, after all. Event designer Maria Castellanos shares ideas on styling a festive table with all the shimmer and none of the cliches. To celebrate the end of this year and welcome the new, we may need candlelit sparkle more than ever.moveablefeastlondon.com/post/christmas…

Christmas isn’t cancelled, just rationed. Event designer Maria Castellanos shares tips on styling a festive table to celebrate the end of 2020, and welcome in 2021. This year we may need candlelit sparkle more than ever moveablefeastlondon.com/post/christmas…

We’re looking forward to our virtual event with @djdaisyjohnson, a week today, 7-8pm. We’ll discuss Sisters, and food rituals in fiction and life - from pizza-making on Christmas Eve to puttanesca on a first date. Vintage Books @DauntBooksPub. Tix: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-moveable-f…

Looking forward to our event with @djdaisyjohnson this evening! No need to be anything but cosy, we’re beaming into homes via @zoom_us #Sisters #Ritual Vintage Books @DauntBooksPub eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-moveable-f…

A huge thank you @djdaisyjohnson and all our guests for making last night’s event so fascinating and memorable. Loved speaking to Daisy about sisters, mothers, horror, food, language and so much more: moveablefeastlondon.com/sisters @DauntBooksPub Vintage Books