If you believe the food marketeers, popcorn is supposed to be taking over from crisps. Not just any old popcorn either - gourmet popcorn. We try out the newest varieties from Metcalfe's and ask - do people really eat this as a snack after they've been to the gym (as the packet suggests)?
We just received a few bags of coffee beans from Puro, so created an elegant and rich Mocha Pot dessert, made with fair trade Puro coffee and dark chocolate. Try making it yourself, it's easy!
We road-tested the EasiYo yoghurt maker to see how easy it is to make yoghurt at home.
We ate roast pollack from St Ives with a cannellini and bacon stew, with purple sprouting broccoli on the side, and merguez spiced squash, followed by chocolate mousse and creme brulee. It was really tasty - as you can see from the pictures, the portions were large (and we didn't really need the side) and it's great value for money, with mains around £9.50-£13 and desserts £5-6.
When a hamper of smoked salmon, Melton Mowbray pork pies, marmalade glazed ham and potted lobster turns up on your doorstep, you know it's going to be a good day. Read on to hear what we think of Forman & Field's gourmet hampers, delivered to your doorstep from £38.50
An update to what I've already written on Laura Hart's bakery, plus a tip on how to recreate her amazing Pandoro cake
I love this place so much that I ate there twice in two days last week. I think everyone should know about the brilliance of Laura Hart's bakery, in an old Victorian railway arch by Bristol Temple Meads station.
I tried to make a rainbow cake in cupcake form and came up with these: brightly coloured cupcakes with swirls of clashing colours on the inside. Yum!
Anya Lipska's new novel 'Where the Devil Can't Go' paints a convincing portrait of the life of London's Polish community, partly because of its foodie references. We tracked her down and asked her to share a recipe that features in it with us: Polish beef stew with buttermilk. It would be a crime to miss it (because she's a crime writer, natch)...
Rainbow cakes are fab! Stack them high in a rainbow of colours for a birthday cake to make your children say 'wow' or make them for a fun afternoon tea party. There are plenty of ways to make this cake your own; all you need are food colourings and a couple of sandwich tins. As tasty as a Victoria Sponge and as pretty as a picture...