‘I Can’t Help Myself’
(from taking another bite): discovering the soul of London Road’s new café Watching my partner gleefully devour his slice of chocolate Guinness cake at the recently opened Sugarpie Honeybuns café, I couldn’t help but wonder whether the Four Tops, when…
Celebrating Life With The Silver Darlings
Hastings fishmonger Tush Hamilton, 77, talks about the past and present of the under-rated herring. He and his wife Pat will be at Hastings’ eighth Herring Fair (23rd & 24th November, 11am-4pm, Stade Open Space, free entry) along with other…
Festive Feasting At Home Ground Kitchen
The Christmas party season is fast approaching and if you feel like a change from the usual turkey or nut roast then Hastings’ new neighbourhood kitchen is offering something different. Home Ground Kitchen (HGK) opened at the end of July…
The Rise of Sourdough
By Pasha Milburn Sourdough bread, with its distinctive taste and texture, has surged in popularity in recent years. However, it is actually one of the oldest forms of bread, with archaeological findings of sourdough dating from Ancient Egypt. Before the…
The Rise of Sourdough
By Pasha Milburn Sourdough bread, with its distinctive taste and texture, has surged in popularity in recent years. However, it is actually one of the oldest forms of bread, with archaeological findings of sourdough dating from Ancient Egypt. Before the…
Autumn Panzanella
By Pasha Milburn Adapted from Deb Perelman () Been a tad over-enthusiastic regarding your bread consumption and ended up with enough sourdough to start a bakery? This recipe, an Autumnal riff on the Italian panzanella (bread and tomato salad), is…
Pumpkin Achar
More of a pickle than a chutney, this is a great recipe for using up the pumpkins and squashes that are on sale at a good price for Halloween and beyond. Excellent on bonfire night, for hotdogs and alongside curries.…
Preserving
By Hattie Ellis Seasonality, thrift, provenance and the best flavours all come together in preserving. A craft that once seemed a touch old-fashioned is now bang on trend. Home-preserving brings out the hunter-gatherer – not just in hedgerows but also…
The Food Lab: Pop-up Diner
I’ve been to a few pop-up diners and one of the things I like about them is that it feels like you’re at a mate’s fancy dinner party in their front room - a few have actually been in a…
Fridge Parfait: How To Save The World By Reducing Household Waste
By Kathryn Vale It all started in 2014 with spontaneous group lunches that became part of weekday life in the building project that was our new home. All the builders came indoors for a ‘project meeting’ at lunchtime with their…